In the late 1980’s, Pepsi briefly owned 17 diesel submarines, a cruiser, a frigate, and a destroyer, all because of a $3 billion trade agreement with the USSR in which they exchanged soda for military equipment. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.redkalinka.com/Russian-Blog/78/_The-day-Pepsi-became-a-great-military-power/
Nymphas Show Bar is an abandoned underwater strip club located in Eilat, Israel. It was accessible to patrons by stairs from above sea level. – WTF Fun Facts
A Bulgarian Umbrella is an umbrella with a hidden pneumatic mechanism which injects a small poisonous pellet containing ricin. It is named as such because the Bulgarian secret service used it to assassinate a Bulgarian dissident writer in 1978. – WTF Fun Facts
President Obama requested and received an advanced screening of Game Of Thrones season 6. A journalist then filed a request that he share it with all citizens under the Freedom Of Information Act. – WTF Fun Facts
A long-haired tortoiseshell cat called ‘Towser’ is credited with killing an estimated 28899 mice in 24 years of work as the pest control expert at the Glenturret whiskey distillery in Scotland. She holds the Guinness World Record for catching mice. – WTF Fun Facts
There is a rare natural phenomenon known as a fire tornado that occurs when intense rising heat and violent wind conditions combine, often as a result of wildfires. They can reach temperatures of up to 1090°F and generate wind speeds of more than 100 mph.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://skysaver.com/blog/fire-tornado-skysaver-rescue-backpacks/
The Margherita Hut is the highest building in Europe at 14,941 ft above sea level. The hut which lies on Monte Rosa in the Italian Alps originally began construction in 1889 and was then later restored in 1977. – WTF Fun Facts
Play-Doh was not intended as a children’s toy at first. It was originally sold to help remove coal residue from wallpaper. When sales fell after WWII, it was remarketed as the toy modelling clay product known today. – WTF Fun Facts
In 2017, 70 students drank so much alcohol at a fraternity house party in Maryland that the air inside the house registered .01 on a breathalyzer. – WTF Fun Facts
In a 2009 sales promotion, Kansas City car dealership Max Motors gave away a voucher for a free AK-47 with each truck purchase. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/in-kansas-city-buy-a-car-get-an-ak-47-2009-7?r=US&IR=T
An Austrian musical group called Das Erste Wiener Gemüseorchester (The First Vienna Vegetable Orchestra) uses instruments made entirely from vegetables. After the show, they use the leftover vegetables to make soup for the audience. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Vegetable_Orchestra
Archaeologists have found slingshot “bullets” from 4th Century BC Greece engraved with the Greek word “ΔΕΞΑΙ”, which translates to “take that!” or “catch!” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1851-0507-11
A Navajo blanket was appraised on the TV show “Antiques Roadshow” for $500,000. After seeing the broadcast, a disabled man realized he had a similar blanket which had been sitting in his closet for 7 years. He took it to an auction house and sold it for $1.5 million. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/20/krytzer-sold-navajo-blanket-thought-to-be-worthless-for-1-point-5-million.html
Uzbekistan’s 1 Tiyin coin is worth 0.0000010 of a US dollar (or 1,000 Tiyin = 1 cent). It is the least valuable coin in the world. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.pcgs.com/news/what-is-the-least-valuable-coin
Steve Whiteley, a British 61-year-old heating engineer, turned a £2 bet into nearly £1.5 million after picking all 6 horse race winners to win the jackpot. The winning horse in the final race hadn’t won in their previous 28 races. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/mar/08/steve-whiteley-tote-jackpot-millionaire
Swedish bakery Bake My Day earned a Guinness World Record by baking a semla bun weighing in at 661 lbs. The semla bun contains 286 lbs of cream and 66 lbs of almond cream. – WTF Fun Facts
Malaysian “Magnet Man” Liew Thow Lin has the ability to stick up to 36 kg worth of 2 kg or smaller metal objects to his body without any adhesive. Researchers found he has no magnetic field but his skin has very high levels of friction creating the suction effect. – WTF Fun Facts
Since 2011, MIT has offered a “pirate certificate” to students who complete the archery, sailing, fencing, and pistol (or rifle) courses. The Physical Education & Wellness General Institute even holds a “pirate induction” day. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://physicaleducationandwellness.mit.edu/about/pirate-certificate/