There’s a skate park an hour south of Seattle in Wilkeson, Washington which is shaped like bacon and eggs in a frying pan. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Skate Bacon and Eggs
WTF Fun Fact – Hyponatremia
Over the last decade, there have been at least 15 cases of athletes who have died from over-hydration during sporting events. Too much fluid consumption can dilute the sodium in the blood, which creates a swelling of the brain and lungs. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Free Wrigley’s Gum
William Wrigley, founder of Wrigley’s Gum, invented direct mail marketing. In 1915, he mailed a pack of gum to every person in the phone directory in the United States (~1.5 million homes).–WTF Fun Facts
Source: “The Wrigley’s Story — Innovation Lessons From a Chewing Gum” — Medium
WTF Fun Fact – Only Gonna Do This Once
James K. Polk is the only US President who pledged to serve only one term during his campaign. He was known for fulfilling all his major promises and died 3 months after his term ended. He is also the only speaker of the house to be elected as President. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Icelanders Adopt Costco
A 2018 poll found that over 70% of Icelanders had a Costco membership after a single Costco opened in the country just the year before. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Costco Nation: 71% of Icelanders are members of members only warehouse supermarket | Icelandmag
WTF Fun Fact – Febreze Fail
Febreze was initially marketed as a way to get rid of unpleasant smells and sold poorly until Proctor & Gamble realized that people become accustomed to smells in their own homes, and stop noticing them even when they are overpowering to outsiders. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Febreze – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Hemingway vs U-Boats
During WW2, Ernest Hemingway used his 38 ft. fishing boat named Pilar to “hunt” German U-boats in the Caribbean armed only with Thomson machine guns and hand grenades. He was given unlimited gasoline by the US government. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Lee Smith
Hall of Fame pitcher Lee Smith didn’t play baseball until he was a junior in high school, only tried out to win a $10 bet, and only started pitching after his team’s star pitcher was killed in a hunting accident. His first start was a no hitter. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Lee Smith makes the Hall of Fame after reluctantly playing baseball – Sports Collectors Digest
WTF Fun Fact – Italians Love Gelato
In Italy, there are more than 19,000 ice cream parlors, employing over 69,000 people, which are mostly small family businesses. Italy also manufactures ~600 million liters of ice cream, or nearly 20% of Europe’s total production. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Italian gelato is European market leader | RetailDetail