In several Chinese cities, companies operate a “jam-busting” service. Drivers in traffic jams who need to get somewhere urgently call and 2 people show up on a motorbike. One stays with your car, and the other drives you on the back of the bike through the traffic jam. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Aston Martin Submarine
Aston Martin partnered with submarine maker Triton to develop a limited edition submarine known as Project Neptune. The submarine seats 3 people and has a top speed of 5 knots and is expected to cost ~$4 million. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Triton And Aston Martin Submarine So High Tech It Would Make 007 Blush | Motors | TheSportsman
WTF Fun Fact – Backstage Thanks To Wikipedia
In 2015, a fan of the Australian band Peking Duk got backstage at their concert by adding himself as a family member on their Wiki page and showing it to security. The duo wasn’t even upset, saying “We ended up having a bunch of beers with him and he was an absolute legend.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Fan Edits Wikipedia Page to Go Backstage at Peking Duk Concert | Time
WTF Fun Fact – Irving Gordon’s Reliable 1966 Volvo
The world record for the highest vehicle mileage on a personal car belongs to the late Irving Gordon and his 1966 Volvo 1800S, which has over 3,200,000 miles on it. The original clutch on the car lasted 450,000 miles. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Remembering the “Three Million Mile Volvo Man” – Wyant Group
WTF Fun Fact – Gold Shirt Worth A Quarter Of A Million Dollars
The late Datta Phuge gained fame when he ordered a custom gold shirt worth ~$240,000 at the time. It was made up of 14,000 pieces of 22-carat gold, weighed over 7 pounds and was put together by 15 craftsmen over 16 days. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Indian businessman famed for $240,000 gold shirt ‘beaten to death’ | India | The Guardian
WTF Fun Fact – Christopher Havens Math Murderer
Christopher Havens, a high school drop out and convicted murderer, taught himself advanced mathematics and solved a decades old math puzzle involving “continued fractions” while in prison. He then published his findings in an international advanced math journal in January 2020. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Potato Dumpling Catapult
In 1967 a Munich resident, Helmut G. Winter, built a catapult to launch potato dumplings at the low-flying, noisy planes flying over his house. For one reason or another, the West German Luftwaffe pilots eventually changed their flight path. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – 12000 Facts
The odds of an average golfer making a hole-in-one is: 12,000 to 1.
A hummingbirds wings can beat up to 200 beats per second or 12,000 beats per minute.
There are over 12,000 species of ants.
Bolivia’s La Paz is the highest administrative capital in the world at ~12,000 ft above sea level.
Between 12,000 and 15,000 bicycles are fished from the bottom of Amsterdam’s canals each and every year.
WTF Fun Fact – Monogram Tower
In 2019, luxury fashion label Louis Vuitton created a Jenga-style game made out of plexiglass. The set, which is simply named the “monogram tower” on their website, retailed for $2400. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Jenga! Louis Vuitton’s new game will cost you $2,400 (nypost.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Willy And Chip On The Roof
President Jimmy Carter’s son James Earl “Chip” Carter III smoked weed with Willie Nelson on the roof of the White House during his father’s presidency. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Willie Nelson’s Weed Empire | GQ
WTF Fun Fact – Lingotto Building
In 1916, construction of the Lingotto building began in Via Nizza, Italy, which originally housed a car factory for automotive company Fiat. It was the largest car factory in the world at the time and included a test track on the roof. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Lingotto – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Pizza Hut’s $10 Dinner Box Proposal Package
In 2012, Pizza Hut marketed an engagement package that included limo service, fireworks show, a ruby engagement ring, flowers, videographer, photographer, and a $10 dinner box for $10,010. The offer was limited to 10 people but a spokesperson said they received >500 serious inquiries within hours. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Pizza Hut’s $10,000 Engagement Party Package Includes a Ring, Fireworks, and Pizza – Eater
WTF Fun Fact – Brewdog’s Punk Of The Month
In 2016, an employee at brewing company Brewdog printed “Mother F*cker Day” on the bottom of 200,000 cans of their Punk IPA in order to be more “punk.” After recalling all of the beers, the company made him employee of the month. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Brewdog worker prints ‘Mother F***er’ on cans – The Drinks Business
WTF Fun Fact – Missile Silo LSD Lab
In the 1990’s, two guys used a decommissioned Atlas Missile Silo in Kansas as an LSD lab. It’s estimated they were making about a kilogram (worth ~$40 million on the street) of LSD every five weeks. The silo also contained massive amounts of MDMA and synthetic mescaline. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: This 1990s LSD Lab Built Inside An Underground Missile Silo Gave Us The World’s Acid | History Daily
WTF Fun Fact – Loyal Camel Walks 62 Miles
After being sold to a herdsman 8 months prior, an elderly camel “ran away” and walked more than 62 miles alone in the Inner Mongolian desert to find its previous owners. Another herdsman spotted it and contacted its former owners. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bayannur: Camel Walks In Desert For Days To Return To Former Owners (indiatimes.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Amazing Mayan Temple Trick
The Mayans constructed their temples so that a handclap at the base of the temple produces an echo that sounds like the call of the sacred Quetzal bird, which they believed was a messenger of the gods. The technique is now known as a “Bragg diffraction grating.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Here’s How This Ancient Mayan Pyramid Makes Bird Calls (gizmodo.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Birds Unihemispheric Sleep
Birds have the ability (unihemispheric) to let half their brain sleep while the other half is awake. Researchers found when ducks sleep in a row, those on either end sleep with one eye open to look for predators. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Half-Brained Ducks in a Row | Science | AAAS (sciencemag.org)
WTF Fun Fact – Somalian Guitar Coins
In 2004 and 2012 Somalia minted sets of 6 $1 guitar coins. The coins are all silver plated cupro-nickel pieces with multiple layers of enamel. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Somalia’s Rocking Coins Look Like Electric Guitars! | Mintage World