In 1963, Volkswagen donated a beetle which became the first production car in the Antarctic. It was so well loved by its users that it earned the nickname “Red Terror.” After a year of service, it returned to Australia and won the1964 BP Rally. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Polar Bug: When the Volkswagen Beetle Conquered Antarctica • Petrolicious
The original Eau de Cologne is a spirit-citrus perfume launched in Cologne in 1709 by Giovanni Maria Farina and is still produced today in the world’s oldest perfume factory. The formula for it has remained a secret while being passed on through 8 generations. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Eau de Cologne – Wikipedia
KFC, in partnership with Cooler Master, launched a 4K, 240FPS VR-ready gaming console with a built-in chicken warmer known as the KFConsole. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: KFConsole | Cooler Master
“Number 16” was the oldest known spider at an estimated 43-years-old. She was a wild trapdoor spider who lived in an Australian burrow and was studied by researchers from birth in 1973 until 2016. She likely died from a parasitic wasp attack. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Number 16 (spider) – Wikipedia
A company called Future Feed has created an Australian ‘super seaweed’ food supplement which can reduce 99.9% of the methane gas emissions from cattle by replacing just .2% of their diet. – WTF Fun Facts
In the 1980s, Florida prisoner and savant Mark DeFriest built a device that catapulted himself over the prison walls, escaping before being caught again. He has escaped 7 times on 13 attempts resulting in his original 4-year sentence becoming 104 years.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: “Jailed for Stealing Tools in 1980, ‘Prison Houdini’ Is Denied Release” — New York Times
In 2019, TV series “The Mandalorian” ran out of Stormtrooper costumes, so they reached out to the local Star Wars fan organization (501st Legion), whose members came to join the filming in their own home-made Stormtrooper costumes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cbr.com/the-mandalorian-501st-legion-stormtrooper-extras/
A startup, Juicero, lost $120 million of investor money after customers realized their $700 juicing machine that squeezed bags of pre-sliced vegetables into juice, could be squeezed faster by hand. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Juicero’s $700 Juicer Got Disrupted By Hands, Literally | by Sean Kernan | Better Marketing
Researchers found some fish eggs can survive after being digested by waterfowl and remain viable after being pooped out, which may explain how fish ‘miraculously’ appear in bodies of water where they otherwise never existed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Mallards Ferry Fish Eggs Between Waterbodies Through Their Poop | Audubon