Retired Google employee number 107, Chade-Meng Tan, had the official job title “Jolly Good Fellow.” – WTF Fun Facts
People
Fun facts about people in history and other weird celebrity facts!
WTF Fun Fact – Busta Rhymes As Reptar
The Reptar wagon in the cartoon Rugrats and Rugrats Movie was voiced by Busta Rhymes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source:You most likely never noticed this bizarre detail in “Rugrats” | HelloGiggles
WTF Fun Fact – Sentinelese
There are isolated tribes living on the Andaman Islands near India, including the Sentinelese, that violently reject contact with the outside world. They are some of the last people to be untouched by modern civilization. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Meet the first woman to contact the Sentinelese (nationalgeographic.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Jim Carrey As Dr. Evil
Mike Myers originally wanted Jim Carrey to play the part of Dr. Evil, but Carrey was unavailable due to scheduling conflicts with “Liar Liar”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source:‘Austin Powers’: Mike Myers Originally Wanted Jim Carrey to Star Opposite Him (cheatsheet.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Burst Bladder
Famous scientist Tycho Brahe, who had a prosthetic nose made from brass after he lost his in a duel, enjoyed dinner conversation so much that he refused to leave to relieve himself, causing his untimely death from a burst bladder. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Danny Trejo’s Deaths
Danny Trejo has replaced Christopher Lee as the most killed actor in Hollywood, with 65 on-screen deaths. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Fraudster Cut Off Own Hand
Slovenian Julija Adlesic, 22, was found guilty of insurance fraud after using a circular saw to cut off her left hand in early 2019. She had insurance policies with 5 companies and would have received $1.2m in payout. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Woman cut off her hand with circular saw in $1.2m insurance scam – Business Insider
WTF Fun Fact – Prison Guards Steal Salvador Dali Painting
Salvador Dali made a painting for the prisoners at Rikers Island in NYC that hung in the prisoner dining room for 15 years and was later moved to the lobby. In 2003, the painting was stolen by a group of prison guards and has never been recovered. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Salvador Dalí Painting That Was Stolen from Rikers Remains Lost – InsideHook
WTF Fun Fact – Father Kidnaps Daughter’s Killer Stepfather
In 1995, France found Dr. Dieter Krombach guilty of killing his stepdaughter, but he was able to avoid jail by hiding out in Germany. In 2009, the victim’s real father organized a kidnapping and dumped Krombach bound and gagged in front of a French courthouse. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Kidnapped German doctor’s trial in French girl’s killing begins – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Popeye’s Spinach A Lie
The concept of Popeye’s strength coming from spinach was based on incorrect nutritional info. In 1870, German chemist Erich von Wolf was researching the nutritional benefits of spinach and put the decimal point in the vegetable’s iron content in his notes: 35mg instead of 3.5mg. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Quentin The Usher
At age 15, Quentin Tarantino dropped out of Narbonne High School in Los Angeles. He then worked as an usher at an adult movie theater in Torrance, called the Pussycat Theater. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Quentin Tarantino – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Samuel Whittemore
In 1775, 78-year-old Massachusetts farmer Samuel Whittemore fired at British soldiers and killed 3. Out of ammo, he drew his sword to continue the fight. He was shot in the face, bayoneted multiple times, and left for dead. He was found, patched up, and lived to be 96. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Dr. Seuss’s Nude Illustrations
In 1939, Dr. Seuss wrote and illustrated an adult book titled “The Seven Lady Godivas: The True Facts Concerning History’s Barest Family” which contains nude drawings of the seven Godiva sisters. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Okay, Get Ready for Dr. Seuss’ Rarely Seen and Scandalous Book of Nudes (historycollection.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Ernestine Shepherd
Ernestine Shepherd held the record as the oldest female competitive bodybuilder until 2012. Born in 1937, she only began weightlifting at age 56. At age 81, she was still bench pressing 115 lbs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Meet the 81-year-old woman who can bench press 115lb – BBC Three
WTF Fun Fact – Drunken Nuclear Strike
In 1969, a drunk Richard Nixon ordered a nuclear strike on North Korea for shooting down a US EC-121 spy plane. Henry Kissinger intervened and made him sober up before deciding how to retaliate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: That time a drunk Richard Nixon tried to nuke North Korea – Business Insider
WTF Fun Fact – A’wee Chi’deedloh
The Navajo traditionally celebrate a baby’s first laugh as it is seen as a sign they are leaving the spirit world and joining the physical one. Whoever draws out the first giggle is responsible for throwing a party known as A’wee Chi’deedloh, which is “hosted” by the baby.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:The Navajo Celebration of a Baby’s First Laugh – The Aesthetics of Joy by Ingrid Fetell Lee
WTF Fun Fact – Free Soup Coffee & Doughnuts
During the Great Depression, Al Capone started one of the first soup kitchens, called “Free Soup Coffee & Doughnuts for the Unemployed.” Every day the soup kitchen served three meals to over 2,000 Chicagoans.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Mobster Al Capone Ran a Soup Kitchen During the Great Depression – HISTORY
WTF Fun Fact – Smoking Dick Trickle
Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle drilled a hole in the front of his safety helmet and installed cigarette lighters in his race cars so that he could smoke while racing. NASCAR permitted it during caution periods of races.–WTF Fun Facts