In an early alternative version of The Three Little Pigs by Andrew Lang, the pigs were named: Browny, Whitey, and Blacky. The antagonist was also a fox instead of a wolf. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Little_Pigs
WTF • Fun • Fact ( /dʌb(ə)lˌju/ /ti/ /ef/ • /fʌn/ • /fækt/ )
1. noun A random, interesting, and overall fun fact that makes you scratch your head and think what the...
WTF Fun Fact – Artichoke Capital
Castroville is a rural town in California that is nicknamed the ‘Artichoke Capital of the World’. 99.9% of all artichokes worldwide are grown in California as they can grow them year round there. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.visitcalifornia.com/attraction/always-season-artichokes
WTF Fun Fact – Odd Jobs In Demand
According to Indeed.com, jobs available for ‘Ninjas’ are up 2,505% since 2006. Jobs for “rock stars” or “rocksters” are up 810% and those for “Jedis” are up 67% in the same time period. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/05/jobs-available-ninjas-2505-2006/327924/
WTF Fun Fact – Rare Gold Coin
The 1933 Double Eagle was a $20 coin made of gold that sold at auction for more than $7.5 million. More than 445,500 coins were minted, but they were never officially circulated and almost all of them were melted down. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1933_double_eagle
WTF Fun Fact – Weird Clownfish Life
In a group of clownfish, there is only one female who is at the top of a strict hierarchy. Only two clownfish in a group reproduce through external fertilization. They are also hermaphrodites, so when the female dies, the largest and most dominant male becomes a female. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphiprioninae
WTF Fun Fact – Rettungsboje Rescue Buoy
The Luftwaffe planted rescue buoys (Rettungsboje) in the English channel for downed pilots to survive in. They contained food, alcohol, clothing and games. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rescue_buoy_(Luftwaffe)
WTF Fun Fact – India’s Mountain Man
Dashrath Manjhi, known as ‘Mountain Man’, carved a path 360 ft long, 30 ft wide and 25 ft deep through a hill using only a hammer and chisel in India. It took him 22 years but it shortened the journey from 34 miles down to 9. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashrath_Manjhi
WTF Fun Fact – Gambling Rats
Researchers taught rats how to gamble and they learned how to play it safe and maximize their ‘winnings’. However, when they introduced flashing lights and sound they changed their behavior and went for the high-risk, high-reward option. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/flashing-lights-and-sounds-turn-rats-into-gamblers
WTF Fun Fact – Google Condoms
Google offers employees free condoms in their campus health center that come in blue, red, green, and yellow and have their trademark ‘I’m Feeling Lucky!’ printed on them. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/google-im-feeling-lucky-condoms-2016-2