South African scientists detected traces of Cannabis on pipes found in William Shakespeare’s garden. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://time.com/3990305/william-shakespeare-cannabis-marijuana-high/
People
Fun facts about people in history and other weird celebrity facts!
WTF Fun Fact – Doctor Insemination
In 2019, DNA tests revealed the Dutch fertility doctor Jan Karbaat inseminated 49 patients with his own sperm. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fact – Dr. Seuss Cheated
Dr. Seuss cheated on his wife while she had cancer. After finding out about the affair, she killed herself and Dr. Seuss married his mistress. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/24101/quick-10-10-grown-facts-about-dr-seuss
WTF Fun Fact – Potato Farmer Ultramarathoner
In 1983, a 61-year-old potato farmer Cliff Young won the inaugural Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon in overall and work boots. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://elitefeet.com/the-legend-of-cliff-young
WTF Fun Fact – Oh The Horror
Horror writer Stephen King sleeps with his lights on. King admitted to sleeping with the lights on back in 1982 when he was just really getting started in his career. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.openculture.com/2014/06/stephen-king-first-tv-interview.html
WTF Fact – Deceased In Space
There are only 3 human beings that have died outside Earth’s atmosphere. They are the three cosmonauts who died aboard the Soyuz 11 in 1971. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2018/07/23/only_three_humans_have_died_in_space_the_story_of_soyuz_11.html
WTF Fun Fact – Bulletproof Ironman Soldier
In 2007, Navy SEAL Mike Day was shot 27 times by three al-Qaeda gunman and knocked unconscious by a grenade. When he awoke, he managed to kill two of them and escape to the extraction helicopter. He has now recovered and is participating in Ironman competitions. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/thinking-man/11503612/Meet-the-Navy-SEAL-who-was-shot-27-times-and-lived-to-tell-the-story.html
WTF Fun Fact – Gandhi’s Sins
The seven sins according to Gandhi: “Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Religion without sacrifice. Politics without principle.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.openculture.com/2014/11/mahatma-gandhis-list-of-the-7-social-sins.html
WTF Fun Fact – Language Master
Ioannis Ikonomou works as a translator for the European Commission, speaking 21 of the 24 EU official languages. He can speak a total of 47 languages including many dead languages like Old Church Slavic. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannis_Ikonomou
WTF Fun Fact – Original American Sniper
Carlos “White Feather” Hathcock was a legendary Vietnam War sniper who crawled for 3 days across 2000m of open field, killed a general with one shot, and then crawled back. He had over 93 confirmed kills, one from over 2500 yards away. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.military.com/marine-corps-birthday/carlos-hathcock-famous-marine-corps-sniper.html
WTF Fun Fact – Prolific Prostitutes
There are over 40 million prostitutes in the world and over a million in the USA despite it being legalized only in Nevada. 80% of prostitutes are female. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/there-are-42-million-prostitutes-in-the-world-and-heres-where-they-live-2012-1
Random Funny Fact – Thomas Jefferson Mac And Cheese
Thomas Jefferson helped popularize mac and cheese in America by serving it to his dinner guests during his Presidency. He even had his own recipe. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/macaroni
WTF Fact – Tolkien Bad Storyteller
J.R.R. Tolkien was nominated by fellow author CS Lewis for the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature, but was overlooked because the jury said the quality of his storytelling wasn’t good enough. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jan/05/jrr-tolkien-nobel-prize
Fun Fact – Foo Fighters Terrible Name
The band Foo Fighters started with just Dave Grohl alone playing all the instruments and singing all the vocals. He hoped the name would keep him anonymous and make people think there were multiple band members. He now thinks its a terrible name. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.clashmusic.com/news/foo-fighters-on-their-band-name
Fun Fact – White Devil
John Willis is one of only a few white members in Ping On, Boston’s Chinese mafia. He was introduced to the group by a young Asian man he defended. John later learned Chinese, became the boss’s chief bodyguard, and received the nickname “White Devil”. He is currently in a federal prison for drug trafficking. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/exq8dm/how-did-a-white-guy-from-boston-become-a-mob-boss-in-the-chinese-mafia-111
Fun Fact – Marie Curie Flying University
Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and first person to win two, wasn’t legally allowed to attend college as a woman. Instead, she attended the secret Polish Flying University. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie
WTF Fun Fact – Rogue WWII Spy
Juan Pujol García was a rogue spy during WWII. Britain’s MI5 declined his offer to be their spy and he went and spied on Germany anyways as a double agent. He lived in Lisbon and made up an elaborate network of fictional agents and reports based on tourist guides and other public sources. He is one of the only people to be awarded a medal by both the Axis and Allies. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pujol_Garc%C3%ADa
Fun Fact – Superhuman heart rate
Retired Spanish cyclist Miguel Induráin had a resting heart rate of 28 beats per minute during his career. The normal range for people is 60 – 72 BPM. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Indur%C3%A1in