In 1906, the U.S. Supreme Court tried the only criminal court case in its history. United States v. Shipp was a contempt of court case against a Tennessee sheriff who ignored court rulings for the rights of a black man. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Dia Del Mar
On March 23rd, the landlocked country of Bolivia celebrates “Día Del Mar” or “National Day of the Sea” to remind them of the “historical injustice” that occurred when they lost 250-miles of the Pacific coast to Chile as a result of the War of the Pacific. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: ‘Día Del Mar’ celebrates the coastline Bolivia lost 140 years ago (pri.org)
WTF Fun Fact – Chowchilla Kidnapping Fail
In 1976, three men kidnapped 26 kids and their bus driver and forced them into a trailer they buried underground. They were never able to give their $5 million ransom request to the police as the phone lines were busy, so they took a nap instead. When they woke up, the victims had already escaped and been rescued. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Egyptian King Who Stole
King Farouk, Egypt’s last king, stole a pocket watch from Winston Churchill and also stole a ceremonial sword from the coffin of the Shah of Persia.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Hogben Pregnancy Test
In the 1940s, one of the first female pregnancy tests (the “Hogben test”) involved injecting a woman’s urine into a female frog’s skin. If the woman was pregnant, then within 5-12 hours, the female frog would lay eggs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: How a Frog Became the First Mainstream Pregnancy Test – The Atlantic
WTF Fun Fact – Idiot Fruit Tree
There is a tree called the Idiot Fruit tree which only occurs in Australia’s Daintree rainforest. It is also known as the green dinosaur due to it dating back over 100 million years. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Monogram Tower
In 2019, luxury fashion label Louis Vuitton created a Jenga-style game made out of plexiglass. The set, which is simply named the “monogram tower” on their website, retailed for $2400. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Jenga! Louis Vuitton’s new game will cost you $2,400 (nypost.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Willy And Chip On The Roof
President Jimmy Carter’s son James Earl “Chip” Carter III smoked weed with Willie Nelson on the roof of the White House during his father’s presidency. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Willie Nelson’s Weed Empire | GQ
WTF Fun Fact – Most Bananas Peeled And Consumed In 60 Seconds
In 2012, Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti set a new world record by peeling and eating 8 bananas in 60 seconds. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Most bananas peeled and eaten in one minute | Guinness World Records