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
WTF Fun Fact -Theoretical Maximum Tree Height
Trees have a theoretical maximum height of between 400 and 426 ft. and cannot grow taller due to the opposing force of gravity. They are unable to get water higher up the tree and the leaves at the top are effectively under drought conditions. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – McGourmet Meals
In 2013, McDonald’s challenged celebrity chefs to deploy McDonald’s ingredients to create a “McGourmet” meal. Their creations ranged from kung pao Chicken McNuggets to slow-cooked beef with Mac Fry gnocchi. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Creative Chefs Whip Up ‘Gourmet’ Dishes Using McDonald’s Ingredients – FAB News
WTF Fun Fact – Nokia Message Tones
In old Nokia phones, the standard notification tone for an SMS (text message) was simply ‘M’ (for message) in Morse code. The “Special” tone when receiving an SMS was Morse code for “SMS”. – WTF Fun Facts