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