John Anthony Walker, a US Navy officer who reported secrets to the Soviet Union for ~18 years was finally exposed when his ex-wife reported him. When asked how he was able to share so much confidential information, he replied “KMart has better security than the Navy”. – WTF Fun Facts
People
Fun facts about people in history and other weird celebrity facts!
WTF Fun Fact – Donation To Save HOLLYWOOD
In 2011, Hugh Hefner saved the iconic ‘HOLLYWOOD’ sign for a second time by donating the final $900,000 the Trust for Public Land needed to buy the land before being bought by real estate developers. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-27-la-me-hollywood-sign-20100427-story.html
WTF Fun Fact – Baby Carrots
A Californian farmer named Mike Yurosek was unhappy that he was unable to sell his imperfect carrots. So he cut and shaved them into smaller, cuter versions called baby carrots. These baby carrots now account for over 50% of carrot sales in the US.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/babycarrot.html
WTF Fun Fact – No Elephants For US
President Abraham Lincoln had to write a letter to the King of Thailand politely declining his gift of elephants and stating his preference to use steam engines instead.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Lifeguard Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan’s first job was a lifeguard at Lowell Park. Over the seven summers he worked there, he saved 77 people from drowning. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://legacy.npr.org/news/specials/obits/reagan/timeline.html
WTF Fun Fact – Toast Artwork
Adam Perry, drummer for the Bloodhound gang, makes elaborate artwork out of his daughter’s breakfast every day. He felt sorry for her having to eat two slices of white toast every single morning due to severe allergies. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Mad Dane
Thor Christiansen was a serial killer who was only caught because his fifth would-be victim survived a gunshot to the head and escaped his vehicle. She recognized him months later in a bar and reported him to police who then linked him with four other then-unsolved murders. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Obama & Game Of Thrones
President Obama requested and received an advanced screening of Game Of Thrones season 6. A journalist then filed a request that he share it with all citizens under the Freedom Of Information Act. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – William James Sidis
William James Sidis enrolled at Harvard at just 11 years old after he completed his primary and secondary schooling in less than a year. By age 8 he knew eight foreign languages and even invented his own called “vendergood.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Photoshopped Diversity
In 2000, the University of Wisconsin photoshopped Diallo Shabazz’s face onto the cover of an admission booklet to give the illusion of diversity. He sued for a “budgetary apology” and won $10 million which was earmarked for diversity initiatives at the university. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/09/02/doctoring-diversity-race-and-photoshop/
WTF Fun Fact – Bobby Bonilla Day
Due to an odd contract buyout in 2000, Bobby Bonilla, currently 57 years old, gets an annual payment of ~$1.2 million by the New York Mets despite not playing for them since 1999. He will be paid through 2035. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Honorary KFC Colonel
The ‘Colonel’ of KFC fame is actually an honorary title. There are well over 100,000 active Kentucky Colonels in their organization, which is called the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Who Named The Spice Girls?
Neither the Spice Girls themselves nor their management team came up with their famous nicknames: Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger, and Posh. They were created by Top of the Pops magazine in a 1996 article and later adopted by the group.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Actor Accidentally Slits Throat
Daniel Hoevels accidentally slit his own throat on stage while performing a suicide scene during a play. The prop knife he was supposed to have used had been switched with a real one. Despite nearly dying, he was back on stage the next evening with his neck bandaged. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1865886,00.html
WTF Fun Fact – Bruce Dickinson Polymath
Iron Maiden lead singer Bruce Dickinson is considered a polymath (an individual whose knowledge spans a significant number of subjects) by Intelligent Life magazine. He is a commercial pilot, presented shows on radio & TV, written novels, and was once ranked 7th in Great Britain for fencing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson#Other_work
WTF Fun Fact – Donald Ruler Of The World
The name Donald is from the Gaelic name Dòmhnall, which comes from the Proto-Celtic word Dumno-ualos meaning “world-ruler”. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Amazon Manager Training
Amazon.com managers spend two days every two years getting trained for the customer service call-center, including the CEO, in order to help them better understand the customer service process.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.salesforce.com/blog/2013/06/jeff-bezos-lessons.html
WTF Fun Fact – Metal Eating Man
Michel “Monsieur Mangetout” Lotito could eat glass, metal, rubber and more. The Frenchman once consumed an entire Cessna 150 airplane over a two year period. He ate an estimated nine tons of metal between 1959 and 1997. – WTF Fun Facts