Harry John Patch was the last surviving soldier from World War 1 and was briefly the oldest man in Europe. He died at the age of 111 years, 1 month,1 week and 1 day.–WTF Fun Facts
People
Fun facts about people in history and other weird celebrity facts!
WTF Fun Fact – Curse On Shakespeare’s Grave
In order to scare off potential grave robbers, Shakespeare wrote a curse for his grave: “Good friend for Jesus’ sake forbeare, To dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://beyond.life/blog/beware-the-curse-on-shakespeares-grave
WTF Fun Fact – Young Sierra Leonean DJ Focus
Sierra Leonean Kelvin Doe built his own radio station by the age of 15 where he plays music and broadcasts news under the name ‘DJ Focus.’ He built working batteries, an FM transmitter, a sound amplifier, a three-channel mixer, and microphone receiver from scraps. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://weetracker.com/2018/12/24/kelvin-doe-sierra-leone-boy/
WTF Fun Fact – Lachhiman Gurung
During WW2, a Nepalese Gurkha named Lachhiman Gurung single-handedly took on a force of 200 Japanese soldiers, defending his post for 4 hours after losing his right hand to a grenade, and managed to kill at least 31 of them with his rifle. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Pizza Delivery To Body Armor
Modern body armor was created by a pizza delivery guy and former marine named Richard Davis, who was wounded after a delivery turned into a shootout. He developed the bulletproof vest using Kevlar and demoed it for the police by shooting himself in the chest. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – 50 ft. Michael Jackson Robot
As part of plans for a 2005 Las Vegas residency, Michael Jackson’s team was designing a 50 ft. MJ robot that would roam the Nevada desert. It would be visible to tourists landing at Las Vegas’ airport and serve as a giant advertisement for Jackson’s show. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/1618999/exclusive-plans-for-michael-jackson-robot-in-las-vegas-revealed/
WTF Fun Fact – Hijacker Glenn Tripp
Glenn K. Tripp, a D.B. Cooper copycat, hijacked Northwest Flight 608 in 1980. His drink was spiked with Valium by a flight attendant, and after a 10 hour standoff, he lowered his ransom to 3 cheeseburgers and a getaway car. He was captured and arrested on the way to his car. He tried to hijack the same flight while on probation three years later. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.check-six.com/Crash_Sites/NWA305-DBCooper.htm
WTF Fun Fact – John Thompson Lost Both Arms
In 1992, North Dakota teenager John Thompson lost both of his arms in a freak farming accident. He managed to get up and dial for help using a pencil in his mouth. He survived and doctors were able to reattach both arms. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-26-mn-39382-story.html
WTF Fun Fact – Brad Pitt Tried To Exit A Movie
Brad Pitt tried to buy himself out of the movie “Interview with the Vampire”. After hearing there was a $40 million exit clause, he was forced to shoot the rest of the movie. It went on to receive 2 Oscar nominations. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a340921/brad-pitt-interview-with-the-vampire-made-me-miserable/
WTF Fun Fact – First Human Heart Cath
In 1929, W. Forssmann performed the first human heart cath on himself. He inserted a catheter into his arm and then walked to the X-ray room to see if it reached his heart. He was fired from the hospital, but later awarded a Nobel Prize in 1956. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_catheterization
WTF Fun Fact – Norbert Pearlroth
Norbert Pearlroth was the sole researcher for Ripley’s ‘Believe It or Not!’ newspaper panel. He spent 10 hours a day, six days a week at the New York Library researching. He produced 24 pieces of content a week for 52 years. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Hippos Are Not Pets
Marius Els of South Africa adopted a baby hippo he named Humphrey after it was rescued from a river. Five years later, the hippo dragged him into the same river and killed him. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2011/11/pet-hippo-kills-its-owner
WTF Fun Fact – 15 Minutes For 500k
A Saudi prince once paid Kristen Stewart $500,000 to sit and talk with him for 15 minutes. Stewart then donated the money to the hurricane sandy relief fund. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Jean Boulet
In 1972, Jean Boulet set the current world record for the highest altitude reached by a helicopter at 40,820 ft. On his descent, the engine flamed out and he was forced to land without power, earning him two additional world records. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Artist Francis Tsai
Francis Tsai was an artist for Marvel who was diagnosed with ALS. When the disease paralyzed his arms, he learned to draw using his right foot on an iPhone. When he was no longer able to use his feet, he used eye-gaze technology in order to keep drawing. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Inventor Of Cinematography
Louis Le Prince, who filmed the first ever motion pictures, disappeared without a trace in 1890. Thomas Edison soon took credit as the first and sole inventor of cinematography and was granted US patents for his motion-picture camera. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Old US President Photograph $.50
One of the oldest photographs in existence of a US President (John Quincy Adams) was discovered when it was bought for 50 cents in an antique shop in the 1970’s. President Adams himself described the photo as hideous. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Kidney For An iPad & iPhone
In 2014, 17-year-old Wang Shangkun of China sold his kidney on the black market and bought an iPhone 4 and iPad 2. Five years later he is now bedridden for life after his remaining organ failed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/broke-teen-who-sold-kidney-for-an-iphone-now-bedridden-for-life