“&” and “and” mean different things in movie credits. Two writers’ names joined with “&” means they collaborated, while “and” means they worked on the script at different times. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF • Fun • Fact ( /dʌb(ə)lˌju/ /ti/ /ef/ • /fʌn/ • /fækt/ )
1. noun A random, interesting, and overall fun fact that makes you scratch your head and think what the...
WTF Fun Fact – Dexter
Dexter, the U.S. Navy’s very last working horse, was stationed in Philadelphia to haul trash, and upon his passing in 1968, he was buried with full military honors. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Dexter, the U.S. Navy’s last working horse, is buried in Philly (inquirer.com)
WTF Fun Fact – The Orient
Many European maps during the Middle Ages had the East on top instead of the North, thus “to orient” meant to align the map to the East, the Orient. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ayapeneco
The Mexican language Ayapeneco (the name Ayapaneco is an imposition by outsiders, those who speak it call their language Nuumte Oote, which means the True Voice) is dying out. It is only spoken fluently by two people, but they refuse to talk to each other. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: .Language at risk of dying out – the last two speakers aren’t talking | Language | The Guardian
WTF Fun Fact – Vortex I Ploy
Oregon had the only state-sponsored rock festival in United States history, Vortex I. It was an elaborate ploy to lure young people away from Portland during a planned visit by President Richard Nixon. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.opb.org/television/programs/oregonexperience/segment/vortex-i/
WTF Fun Fact – Hiram Maxim
Hiram Maxim, the inventor of the automatic machine gun, spent so much time test-firing his guns that he became completely deaf. His son Hiram Percy Maxim eventually invented the silencer, but too late to save his father’s hearing. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – AI Spider Animates Cobwebs
For Toy Story 4, instead of creating all of the individual cobwebs by hand in the antiques store, Pixar created AI spiders that were programmed to spin the webs wherever the cobwebs needed to be. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Pixar’s AI Spiders (kottke.org)
WTF Fun Fact – Shortest but Longest Solar Day
The winter solstice has the shortest amount of daylight but the “solar day” itself is actually the longest day of the year at roughly 24 hours and 29 seconds. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: EarthSky | Longest days accompany the December solstice
WTF Fun Fact – Cain’s Jawbone
The 1934 mystery novel Cain’s Jawbone by Edward Powys Mathers is printed with its 100 pages out of order. To solve the mystery, readers must determine the correct page order as well the names of the 6 murderers and 6 victims. The mystery has only ever officially been solved by 3 people. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Cain’s Jawbone – Wikipedia