Glu Mobile, trying to re-create the success of gaming app “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” has created apps for Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Katy Perry, Britney Spears, Gordan Ramsay, Jason Statham, and Nicki Minaj. – WTF Fun Facts
People
Fun facts about people in history and other weird celebrity facts!
WTF Fun Fact – Big Mama’s Hound Dog
Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton wrote and performed the song “Hound Dog,” about a woman throwing a gigolo out of her house and her life, which was later adapted by Elvis Presley. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Named After Native Americans
Many of the US Army helicopters are named after Native Americans (Apache, Black Hawk, Chinook, etc.) because of former regulation AR 70-28, which mandated they be named using “Indian terms and names of American Indian tribes and chiefs.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – $10 Million In 8 Minutes
Robert Downey Jr. was paid $10 million for only 8 minutes of screen time in the movie ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’. He got paid over $1 million per minute that he’s in the movie. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – No Polygamy No Alimony
Polygamist Brigham Young got out of paying alimony to one of his ex-wives by arguing that since polygamy was illegal – they were never actually married. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Paul Brown’s Squeeze Bottle Valve
Paul Brown invented the upside-down squeeze bottle valve in 1991 after 111 failed prototypes. He then sold his product to everyone from shampoo companies to Heinz to NASA. Four years later he sold his company for $13 million. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://thepatentprofessor.com/this-plucky-inventor-turned-our-world-upside-down/
WTF Fun Fact – Jedediah Smith
In the early 1800’s, explorer Jedediah Smith survived a Grizzly bear attack in the Black Hills. The animal tore off his scalp and ripped one of his ears off. He had a friend sew his scalp and severed ear back on. After 10 days, he was leading his expedition again. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Woman Spent 43 Years Disguised As A Man
Sisa Gaber Abu Douh is an Egyptian woman who ,after the death of her husband, disguised herself as a man for 43 years in order to make a living shining shoes for her daughter and grandchildren. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://egyptindependent.com/upper-egypt-woman-raises-daughter-disguised-working-man-43-years/
WTF Fun Fact – Miller Lyte And Margarita McConaughy
Matthew McConaughy has a niece and nephew named Margarita and Miller Lyte. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Pythagorean Then Vegetarian
Vegetarianism is such an old concept that up until the mid-19th century, vegetarians were called Pythagorean because followers of Pythagoras were entirely vegetarian. The first “vegetarian” society was formed on September 29, 1847 in Ramsgate, England. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.pbs.org/food/the-history-kitchen/evolution-vegetarianism/
WTF Fun Fact – The Pope John Paul II Comic Book
In 1982, Marvel released a comic book based on the life of Pope John Paul II called “Francis: Brother of the Universe”. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Beardless Frank Beard
The only member of the band ZZ Top without a beard is the drummer: Frank Beard. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Beard_(musician)
WTF Fun Fact – Serial Killer Donald Harvey
Donald Harvey, a nurse who killed 37 patients, was only caught because the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on one of his victims had the genetic ability to smell cyanide. This prompted an investigation and eventual arrest. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – How To Stop A Cholera Outbreak
In 1854 during a cholera outbreak in London, John Snow traced the residences of the deceased and found they were all near a single public water well. He then petitioned the local government to remove the well pump handle which helped contain the outbreak. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/mapping-disease-john-snow-and-cholera/
WTF Fun Fact – Cee Lo Green Sang On Waterfalls
Cee Lo Green sang backup vocal’s on TLC’s 1995 hit song “Waterfalls”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://medium.com/micro-chop/tlcs-waterfalls-features-vocals-from-ceelo-green-and-a-paul-mccartney-interpolation-9ee0916a3617
WTF Fun Fact – Herpetologist Karl P. Schmidt
Karl P. Schmidt was a herpetologist who documented his own death after being bitten by a boomslang snake in 1957. He wrongly believed the snakes venom wasn’t enough to kill him and made detailed notes on the symptoms he experienced right up until he died 24 hours later from internal bleeding.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Patterson_Schmidt
WTF Fun Fact – Brian Kidd the Unipiper
Brian Kidd aka the “Unipiper” is a street performer who lives in Portland. His act involves playing a set of bagpipes that can shoot flames while riding a unicycle. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unipiper
WTF Fun Fact – The Moken’s Perfect Underwater Visions
Children of the Moken tribe of Thailand have a technique to achieve perfect vision underwater. They constrict their pupils and change their lens shape, just like dolphins and seals. They use this ability to hunt for fish, clam and shells to eat. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20160229-the-sea-nomad-children-who-see-like-dolphins