The Windows XP default background image known as “Bliss” was historically a vineyard. The vines had been taken out a couple years before the photo was taken due to a pest infestation. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bliss (image) – Wikipedia
The Windows XP default background image known as “Bliss” was historically a vineyard. The vines had been taken out a couple years before the photo was taken due to a pest infestation. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bliss (image) – Wikipedia
On April 1st, 1996 Taco Bell announced that they bought the Liberty Bell and renamed it the Taco Liberty Bell, causing large amounts of outrage. The PR stunt cost $300,000 but generated an estimated $25,000,000 worth of publicity, with a sales boost of over $1,000,000 for the first two days in April. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Taco Liberty Bell – Wikipedia
A group of rhinos is called a ‘crash’. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wwf.org.uk/learn/fascinating-facts/rhinos
The beef scraps that become hamburger meat are mixed communally during processing. A study in 1998 found the average fast-food burger contains meat from 55 different cows. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thedailymeal.com/eat/11-burger-stats-will-blow-your-mind-slideshow/slide-8
80-year-old Tatsuo Horiuchi has created paintings in Microsoft Excel for over 15 years. He uses vector drawing tools developed primarily for graphs and simple shapes to make panoramic scenes of life in rural Japan. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Tatsuo HORIUCHI’s PASOKONGA-painting with Excel
Terminal lucidity is a phenomenon in which patients with degenerated brains from diseases such as Alzheimer’s suddenly regain lucidity, personality and memory before death. There is no known medical explanation for this phenomenon. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Terminal lucidity – Wikipedia
The world’s smallest commercially available stitched teddy bear measures 0.35 inches tall. It was created by South African artist Cheryl Moss, who is known for her minuscule works known as ‘microbears’. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Smallest commercially available stitched teddy bear | Guinness World Records
There’s a 43,000 sq. ft. basement/undercroft below the Lincoln Memorial that was forgotten about until 1974. The space is filled with concrete columns and has its own plant life and ecosystem plus graffiti from the original workers. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/lincoln-memorial-undercroft
McDonald’s restaurants on Canada’s east coast and the New England region have a seasonal “McLobster” sandwich. – WTF Fun Facts