In 2013, a petition requesting the US government build a Death Star reached 25,000 signatures, which is the threshold requiring the government to make a response. Their response was comical but simply stated that “the Administration does not support blowing up planets.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.space.com/19246-death-star-white-house-petition-response.html
Modern body armor was created by a pizza delivery guy and former marine named Richard Davis, who was wounded after a delivery turned into a shootout. He developed the bulletproof vest using Kevlar and demoed it for the police by shooting himself in the chest. – WTF Fun Facts
The New York City Ballet has an annual shoe budget of $780,000. Their dancers go through 500 to 800 pairs of pointe shoes performing “The Nutcracker” over 6 weeks and use even more pairs in just 2 weeks performing while “Swan Lake.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.dancespirit.com/the-secrets-of-new-york-city-ballets-pointe-shoe-room-2543661527.html
In 1972, Jean Boulet set the current world record for the highest altitude reached by a helicopter at 40,820 ft. On his descent, the engine flamed out and he was forced to land without power, earning him two additional world records. – WTF Fun Facts
Trader Joe’s hides a stuffed animal in the majority of their stores and if your child finds it they get a special prize. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thekitchn.com/trader-joes-reddit-tip-hidden-stuffed-animal-257478
Backpfeifengesicht is German for “a face that needs punching.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://metro.co.uk/2015/11/23/13-german-words-that-english-needs-5492307/
In 2016, a small, long-lost Rembrandt painting (The Unconscious Patient) was found in a basement in New Jersey. It was initially valued by a local auction house at $800. However, several art collectors recognized its true value, which resulted in a winning bid of $870,000. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-new-jersey-rembrandt-idUSKCN0Y226R
Speedy Gonzales has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez who is the slowest mouse in all of Mexico. He appeared in only two cartoon episodes. Since he cannot move fast enough to defend himself, he carries a gun for protection. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Slowpoke_Rodriguez
A chicken can be hypnotized by holding its head down and drawing a straight line away from its beak on the ground. It will then wake up immediately if the line in front of it is erased. – WTF Fun Facts
There’s a giant lavender maze in Shelby, Michigan. In 2001, Barbara Bull started making the maze, which is now so big it can be seen on Google Earth. It takes an hour to reach the center which is an herb garden. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/86035/west-michigan-home-giant-lavender-labyrinth
A 55-year-old British woman bought a ring from a flea market 33 years ago thinking it was an artificial stone, but she recently discovered it’s a genuine 26-carat diamond ring worth ~$960,000. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.tert.am/en/news/2019/02/08/diamond/2916349
In Bruges, Belgium there is a 2 mile long beer pipeline that flows from De Halve Maan brewery in the city’s historic center with a bottling plant in the suburbs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://money.cnn.com/2016/09/19/news/beer-pipeline-bruges-belgium/index.html
15 year-old art student Demi Barnes designed a wedding dress out of 1500 divorce papers to bring awareness to the issue of people rushing into marriages and ending up divorced.–WTF Fun Facts
Michael Buffer has made over $400 million from his trademark catchphrase “let’s get ready to rumble!” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/lets-ready-rumble-meet-man-catchphrase/story?id=9022704
The Earth is a greener place than it was 20 years ago thanks to ambitious tree planting programs in China and intense cultivation of food crops in India. – WTF Fun Facts
Mastercard’s Global headquarters is located on Purchase Street in Purchase, New York. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mastercard.us/en-us/vision/who-we-are/global-locations.html
Cheese-maker 4 Madonne Caseificio dell’Emilia raised 6 million euros (nearly $7 million) in mini-bonds guaranteed by wheels of Parmesan cheese. The bonds will pay a fixed yield of 5 percent each year until they mature in January 2022. – WTF Fun Facts
To celebrate the 85th anniversary of Donald Duck’s birthday, the largest special stamp was created at 4.11 m² by The Walt Disney Company Italia, in Lucca, Italy, on 30 October 2019. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-stamp-special