Guinness Book Of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://huberlife.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/real-book-thieves-most-commonly-stolen-books/
WTF Fun Fact – Auction Land Purchase
A man in South Florida won an auction with a winning bid of $13,000 for what he thought was a villa, but turned out to be a 12 in. x 100 ft. strip of land between two villas. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Most Smuggled Commodity
Wildlife trafficking, worth an estimated $10 billion a year, is thought to be the third most valuable illicit commerce after drugs and weapons. Birds are the most common contraband with anywhere from two million to five million wild birds smuggled yearly. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/wildlife-trafficking-149079896/
WTF Fun Fact – Next Housing Bubble
In a recent survey released by investment bank UBS, Munich was deemed the city with the highest risk of developing a housing bubble. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/which-cities-have-the-highest-risk-of-a-housing-bubble/ar-AAIoLRw
WTF Fun Fact – John Wayne Island
John Wayne was given his own island, which was named after him, off the coast of Panama to thank him for his support in returning control of the Panama canal to Panama. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://insidepanamarealestate.com/ipreenfold/really-john-wayne-island/
WTF Fun Fact – Official State Firearms
Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia all have official state firearms ranging from a single action revolver to a semi-automatic sniper rifle. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_firearms
WTF Fun Fact – Apple Peel Leather
In Toronto, Canada, a small company has developed vegan leather made from apple peels that are recycled from the juicing industry. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fashion-designers-replace-plastic-based-vegan-leather-with-apple-fabric/
WTF Fun Fact – Dr. William Stewart Halstead
Dr. William Stewart Halstead, the father of modern surgery, pioneered the use of anesthetics by experimentally injecting himself himself with cocaine. He eventually became addicted to cocaine and then morphine but somehow continued to modernize medical training. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.idigitalhealth.com/news/podcast-how-the-father-of-modern-surgery-became-a-healthcare-antihero
WTF Fun Fact – Winston Churchill US Citizen
In 1963, Winston Churchill was the first foreign national to receive honorary United States citizenship. He also received a passport-like document along with it which was not valid for travel. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.history.com/news/americas-honorary-citizens