Filipino churches built during Spain’s colonial period used millions of egg whites in the mortar to make it more durable. This is also why Filipino desserts often use lots of egg yolks – many were developed to use up all the extra yolks from construction projects. – WTF Fun Facts
Food
These food facts are sure to satiate your weird and fun food fact appetite!
WTF Fun Fact – Burger King Spa
In May 2016, Burger King opened a spa which included a 15-seat sauna in one of its restaurants in Helsinki, Finland. You can order food into the spa as well. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Wendy’s Free Fantasy Game
In 2019, fast food chain Wendy’s released a free to download fantasy tabletop role-playing game, similar to Dungeons & Dragons, titled Feast of Legends. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Wendy’s Made a Tabletop RPG Where You Battle Ronald McDonald – IGN
WTF Fun Fact – Belgian Chocolate Stamps
In 2013, Belgium created 5 limited edition stamps that smelled and tasted like chocolate. More than 500,000 stamps were printed on special paper imbued with the aroma of cocoa and covered in a varnish to look and smell like chocolate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: How Belgium’s chocolate postage stamps were made – BBC News
WTF Fun Fact – Yolk Meant The Yellow Part
The word “yolk” was derived from an old English word geol(o)ca, literally “the yellow part,” from the word geolu meaning “yellow.” Thus, an egg’s contents are the egg white and egg yellow. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: yolk | Origin and meaning of yolk by Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Ruby Roman Grapes
Ruby Roman grapes are one of the most expensive fruits in the world. The first Ruby Roman grapes went on sale in August 2008 for 100,000 Japanese yen per 700-gram bunch, or ~$26 per grape. In order to be sold, each grape must be over 20g or about the size of a ping pong ball and be over 18% sugar. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Ruby Roman – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – The Chip Bag That Was Too Loud
When Frito-Lay introduced a compostable bag for their Sun Chips brand in 2010, consumers noticed the crinkly new bag was significantly louder than previous bags. The bag tested at 95 decibels, which is about as loud as a motorcycle. It was discontinued in 2011. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: SunChips’ Failed Noisy Compostable Packaging Gets The Last Laugh | HuffPost null
WTF Fun Fact – Swedish Soap Opera Commercials
Swedish supermarket chain ICA has been airing a series of soap opera inspired commercials on national TV since 2001, making it the longest-running ad series of all time. The story is about a group of people who work at a supermarket. –WTF Fun Facts
Source:Who is Ica-Stig and why do the Swedes seem to care so much? – The Local
WTF Fun Fact – The Savory Worcestershire Sauce Ingredient
The base of Worcestershire sauce is made by aging anchovies in vinegar-filled wooden tanks for 18 months. The fermentation releases inosinate, a nucleotide that gives it a savory taste. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: What’s Inside Worcestershire Sauce? Fermented Surf for Your Turf | WIRED
WTF Fun Fact – 3 Musketeers Had 3 Flavors
The 3 Musketeers candy bar got its name because each bar originally came as three pieces, each with a different flavor: vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Lake Pe(i)psi
There is a lake in Estonia named Lake Peipsi. In 2003 the soda company PepsiCo tried to pay them $25 million dollars to change the spelling to Lake Pepsi, but they turned them down. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Read all about 2003, before it happens – a TBT exclusive (baltictimes.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Beer For Breakfast
Prior to the 1800’s and before coffee became widely available, the popular breakfast drink was beer. This was because plain water was usually contaminated, and coffee and tea were not widely available. Beer provided carbs you needed to get through the day. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Beer for Breakfast – Chowhound
WTF Fun Fact – Pule
The world’s rarest cheese, Pule, is made from donkey milk. Many thought it impossible to make cheese out of donkey’s milk because the liquid doesn’t coagulate. However, the Serbian cheesemonger Slobodan Simić found a solution and now sells his cheese for over $500 per pound. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Donkey cheese is the most expensive cheese in the world at £880 per kilo | Metro News
WTF Fun Fact – Cheerioats
Cheerios were first called “Cheerioats” when first introduced on May 1, 1941. However, Quaker Oates later objected to the name and General Mills made the change in 1945. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Cheerios – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Dead Wasps In Figs
Certain types of fig are male and female and so require a special breed of wasp to pollinate the females. The female wasp crawls inside through a hole so narrow that she loses her wings in the process and becomes trapped. The figs produce a special enzyme that then breaks down the insect’s body into proteins. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Are There Really Dead Wasps in Your Figs? (treehugger.com)
WTF Fun Fact – KFConsole
KFC, in partnership with Cooler Master, launched a 4K, 240FPS VR-ready gaming console with a built-in chicken warmer known as the KFConsole. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: KFConsole | Cooler Master
WTF Fun Fact -The Red Color From Cochineal Insects
Much of the red coloring we use in food is actually made of crushed bugs known as Cochineal insects. Found on prickly pear cacti, they produce a bitter, crimson-colored pigment called carminic acid, which they store in their guts and use to ward off predators. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: You Know What Red Food Dye Is Made Of, Right? | HuffPost Life
WTF Fun Fact – How The First TV Dinner Came To Be
In 1953, Swanson overestimated the number of frozen turkeys that it would sell on Thanksgiving by 260 tons. One of the company’s salesman, Gerry Thomas, decided to slice up the extra meat and repackage it–creating the first ever TV dinner. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: How 260 Tons of Thanksgiving Leftovers Gave Birth to an Industry | History | Smithsonian Magazine