The Streisand effect is a social phenomenon that occurs when an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information has the unintended consequence of further publicizing that information, often via the Internet. It is named as such because entertainer Barbra Streisand attempted to suppress a photograph of her home in 2003, but only made it worse. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Divorce Settlement Trial By Combat
A man from Kansas has asked an Iowa court to grant his motion for trial by combat, so he can meet his ex-wife and her attorney “on the field of battle where (he) will rend their souls from their corporal bodies.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Surviving One In A Billion Odds
At the end of 2019, Leonardo DiCaprio and his friends aboard a luxury yacht helped search for and found another vessel’s overboard crew member who had been treading water for 11 hours near another Caribbean island. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Lucky Whales Tail
On Nov. 1, 2020, a metro train near the city of Rotterdam crashed through the barrier at the end of the tracks and luckily landed on a whale’s tail art installation. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Mystery Soda Vending Machine
In the 1990’s, a mystery soda vending machine appeared in Capitol Hill, Seattle. The machine dispensed rare or discontinued drinks cans. It was unknown who filled it. In June 2018, the machine disappeared leaving a note saying it went for a walk. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capitol_Hill%27s_mystery_soda_machine
WTF Fun Fact- Stranded Cows
Three cows that were swept off an island in North Carolina during Hurricane Dorian were found alive on a different island. Park officials say they believe the three-stranded cows swam up to five miles. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Teen Impersonating A Cop
In 2009, a 14-year-old boy showed up at a Chicago police station in uniform and worked 5 hours of a shift. He acquired a police radio, ticket book and rode with an officer for several hours before he was found out and later arrested. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/14-year-old-reports-for-police-duty/2090036/
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Largest T-Shirt
The world’s largest T-shirt was made from 200,000 recycled plastic bottles and measures 96.86 m long by 69.77 m wide. It was created by Plastindia Foundation India on January 5, 2018. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-t-shirt/
WTF Fun Fact – Tunnel Through Earth
If you fell into a tunnel through the center of the Earth, it would take you 42 minutes to complete the trip to the other side of the planet. You would reach a maximum speed of over17,500 MPH at the center of the Earth. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/would-you-fall-all-the-wa/