In the 2015 film Jurassic World, Chris Pratt’s character carries the stainless Marlin 1895. It is the only version on Marlin’s website rated for a T-Rex. – WTF Fun Facts
Movies
WTF Fun Fact – Skilly Wonka
Roald Dahl’s inspiration for the name of his fictional creation Willy Wonka came from a boomerang his older brother had made for him when he was a boy, which he named Skilly Wonka. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Paint The Town Smurf Blue
To promote the Smurfs (2011) movie, Sony painted the traditional “pueblo blanco” town of Juzcar, Spain a bright blue. The residents were so happy with the increase in tourism afterwards that they elected to keep the change permanently. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Tokyo Drift Fall Guy
While filming Tokyo Drift, Universal Pictures couldn’t get a permit to film a scene in Shibuya. They filmed it anyway, and the studio hired a fall guy to claim to be the director Justin Lin and spent a night in jail. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: ‘F&F’ director got man arrested in Tokyo (digitalspy.com)
WTF Fun Fact – PCP In The Chowder
While filming Titanic in Nova Scotia, someone spiked the crew’s chowder with PCP. Over 60 people were hospitalized, including director James Cameron. Cameron was even stabbed in the face with a pen by another crew member. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – SpongeBoy
SpongeBob was originally created as SpongeBoy, but Nickelodeon found that the name was already copyrighted by a mop. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – What’s Real In Lord Of War?
In the movie Lord of War starring Nicholas Cage, they bought 3,000 real guns for the film because it was cheaper to buy real guns and sell them back later than buying prop guns. They also rented 50 tanks which were to be sold to Libya a few months later. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Why ‘Lord Of War’ Starring Nicolas Cage Bought 3,000 Real Guns Instead Of Props – CINEMABLEND
WTF Fun Fact – Sakte-TV or Slow TV
Slow TV, or very long coverage of mundane, ordinary events, is very popular in Norway. The national broadcaster NRK has regularly shown programs such as a 379 hr boat voyage, 60 hrs of choirs singing, and 12 hrs of knitting. Shorter shows include a lecture on Norway’s past 200 years in 200 minutes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Slow television – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – X-Men Are Not Dolls
In 2003, Marvel argued in a US court that mutants aren’t human in order to save on taxes. X-Men action figures were being imported as “dolls” but “toys” have a lower tariff. Marvel argued mutants were “nonhuman creatures” and therefore a toy. They won, much to the chagrin of their own fans. – WTF Fun Facts