One of the first diet books, “The Art Of Living Long,” came out in 1558 and is still in print. The author Luigi Cornaro was an extremely overweight Italian who at age 40 was tired of being overweight and feeling out of control. He limited himself to 12 oz. of food a day and 14 oz. of wine. He lived to be almost 100 years old. – WTF Fun Facts
People
Fun facts about people in history and other weird celebrity facts!
WTF Fun Fact – Space Capsule Parachute Packers
Only three people (Norma Cretal, Buzz Corey and Jimmy Calunga) in the USA were qualified to hand-pack the massive parachutes for the Apollo space capsules. Their expertise was so vital, they were not allowed to ride in the same car together for fear of an accident. –WTF Fun Facts
Source:https://www.history.com/news/moon-landing-technology-inventions-computers-heat-shield-rovers
WTF Fun Fact – Charles Dickens Prank
Charles Dickens once jumped in through the window of his future wife’s home dressed as a sailor, did a jig whilst playing the hornpipe, and then jumped back out the window only to re-enter the room as if nothing had happened.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/books/review/charles-dickens-biographies-review.html
WTF Fun Fact – Dealing With A Stalker
In 2008, actor Robert Pattinson got rid of a stalker who had been camping outside his apartment by taking her out on a dinner date. “I just complained about everything in my life and she never came back.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.today.com/popculture/twilight-star-says-he-bores-people-2-minutes-wbna29123100
WTF Fun Fact – Parasitic Conjoined Twin Avoids Death
In the 17th century, Lazarus Colloredo was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He was later pardoned because Lazarus, who had a parasitic conjoined twin, argued that his death would kill his twin who was innocent. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_and_Joannes_Baptista_Colloredo
WTF Fun Fact – The Voices Of Woody
Tom Hanks’ brother Jim voices Toy Story’s Woody in video games, shorts, and toys when Tom is too busy.– WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Father & Son Died Same Place Same Day
The first person to die during the construction of the Hoover Dam was J.G. Tierney on December 20th, 1922. On the same day 14 years later, the last person died during the dam’s construction. It was J.G.’s son Patrick.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – John Bongiovi Christmas In The Stars
At 17, Bon Jovi was sweeping floors at his cousin Tony Bongiovi’s recording studio, Power Station, where Christmas in the Stars: The Star Wars Christmas Album was being recorded. His uncle recommended him for the song “R2-D2 We Wish You A Merry Christmas”, which became his first professional recording. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Bon_Jovi#Beginnings
WTF Fun Fact – Survivors In Too Good Of Shape
In 1989, 4 sailors survived at sea near New Zealand for 118 days after their boat, the Rose-Noelle, was capsized by a rogue wave. They cut holes in the hull, collected rainwater, and caught and cooked fish. Despite losing ~40 lbs., they were in otherwise such good shape upon return that many doubted their story. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-10-22-mn-828-story.html
WTF Fun Fact – Bill Werbeniuk The Drinking Snooker Player
Snooker player Bill Werbeniuk became famous for his drinking ability which doctors advised him to do in order to counteract a familial benign essential tremor. He would drink at least 6 pints before a match and one during each frame. In the 1970’s, he once drank 76 cans during a match in Australia. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Escobar On Forbes List
Pablo Escobar was included on Forbes’ list of international billionaires for seven years straight, from 1987 until 1993. In 1989, he was listed as the seventh-richest man in the world. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/pablo-escobar-worth-wealth-money-how-much-a8133141.html
WTF Fun Fact – FDA Official Frances Kelsey Vs Thalidomide
Frances Kelsey, and FDA official, saved the US from a generation of children with birth defects such as flipper-like arms and feet by repeatedly blocking the authorization of a drug, already approved in Europe, known as Thalidomide. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Captain John Philip Cromwell
WWII submarine Captain John P. Cromwell went down with his crippled submarine Sculpin after surfacing and letting crewmembers abandon ship. Cpt Cromwell had knowledge of top secret Allied war plans that the Japanese may have extracted from him if captured. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Cadaver Synod
In January 897, Pope Formosus’s corpse was put on trial and found guilty in what became known as the Cadaver Synod. He had three fingers removed, was reburied, dug up once again, and then weighed down and tossed into the River Tiber. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Kyrie Irving Flat Earth
In 2017, Kyrie Irving made the comment that he isn’t entirely sure whether the Earth is flat or round. A year later he told the NY Times in another interview that he still wasn’t entirely sure the shape of the Earth. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nba.com/article/2018/10/01/kyrie-irving-regrets-flat-earth-comments
WTF Fun Fact – WW2 A Code Of Honor
During WW2, German fighter ace Franz Stigler noticed a US B-17 bomber was too damaged to fight back, and escorted it back to Britain instead of shooting it down, risking execution in the process. Many years after the war, both pilots reunited and became friends. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/09/living/higher-call-military-chivalry
WTF Fun Fact – The Unknown Person
There’s been a prisoner in Canada since 2013 known as “the Unknown Person” because he refuses to identify himself. His fingerprints are tied to four different identities from two countries plus one with unknown citizenship.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Preserved Fish
Preserved Fish, son of Preserved Fish, was one of the original 28 brokers of the New York Stock & Exchange Board in 1817, the nucleus of what became the New York Stock Exchange. – WTF Fun Facts