A Chinese father hired virtual assassins to kill his son’s World of Warcraft character, hoping he would stop playing after he previously quit his day job. – WTF Fun Facts
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in 1924 ford had produced over 10 million model
In 1924, Ford had produced over 10 million Model T’s and more than half the cars in the world were Ford.
Source: http://www.autoatlantic.com/Sept08/Sept08_Ford-Model-T-is-100.html
former president george h w bush used to love to
Former President George H. W. Bush used to love to wear whimsical socks, including those with his picture on them.
the word karaoke is derived from two japanese
The word karaoke is derived from two Japanese words karappo meaning ‘empty’ and okesutura meaning ‘orchestra’.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Whats-the-origin-of-the-word-karaoke/articleshow/2964376.cms
google and yahoo have both used goats to mow the
Google and Yahoo have both used goats to “mow” the grass at their corporate headquarters and datacenters.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/what-is-yahoo-doing-with-goats.html
more than 6000 medals marking the first year of
More than 6,000 medals, marking the first year of Pope Francis, had to be recalled after being available for purchase a single day because the name Jesus was misspelled Lesus.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/11/pope-recalls-papal-medal-spelling-error-its-jesus-/
in 2007 scotland spent over 100000 changing
In 2007, Scotland spent over £100,000 changing their national slogan from ‘The Best Small Country in the World’ to a “vibrant” new slogan of ‘Welcome to Scotland’.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/7114861.stm
nearly 40 million tons of dust is blown from the
Nearly 40 million tons of dust is blown from the Sahara to the Amazon basin each year.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/nasa-satellite-reveals-how-much-saharan-dust-feeds-amazon-s-plants
when filming the 2013 movie man of steel the
When filming the 2013 movie “Man of Steel”, the actor of Superman, Henry Cavill, refused to shave his chest when putting on the costume and used “The Death of Superman” comic for his reason why; Superman had a hairy chest in that comic.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.comicbookmovie.com/superman/video-henry-cavill-on-why-he-wanted-his-superman-to-have-a-hairy-chest-a81936
the 2008 beijing summer olympics opening ceremony
The 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics opening ceremony was watched by over a billion people. It’s the first sporting event to reach that landmark viewership level.
– WTF Fun Facts
nasa estimated the near earth asteroid eros
NASA estimated the near earth asteroid Eros contains precious metals including gold and platinum worth $20,000 billion.
salmon have an incredibly good sense of smell
Salmon have an incredibly good sense of smell which they use to return to the same stream to spawn. It is 1000x better than a dog’s sense of smell.
the tomato frogs defense mechanism is to secrete
The tomato frog’s defense mechanism is to secrete a glue that ultimately causes their predators lips to stick together.
Source: https://www.caringpets.org/how-to-take-care-of-a-pet-frog/tomato/
in a two player game of monopoly there is a 12
In a two player game of Monopoly, there is a 12% chance that the game will go on indefinitely. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.informs-sim.org/wsc09papers/036.pdf
b 15 is the name of the worlds largest iceberg
B-15 is the name of the world’s largest iceberg that broke off the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 2000. It was larger than Jamaica in size and could still be seen from space floating off the coast of South America in mid-2018.
Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/iceberg-b15z-antarctica-ross-ice-shelf
in 2013 hanukkah began on the same day as
In 2013, Hanukkah began on the same day as Thanksgiving. This won’t happen again until the year 79811 AD.
australias largest lizard the perentie can run
Australia’s largest lizard, the Perentie, can run as fast as Usain Bolt. They can grow to over 8 ft in length and have been clocked moving at nearly 25 mph.
bergy seltzer and ice sizzle are the terms used to
Bergy seltzer and ice sizzle are the terms used to describe the crackling noise of a melting iceberg.