SpongeBob was originally created as SpongeBoy, but Nickelodeon found that the name was already copyrighted by a mop. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – What’s Real In Lord Of War?
In the movie Lord of War starring Nicholas Cage, they bought 3,000 real guns for the film because it was cheaper to buy real guns and sell them back later than buying prop guns. They also rented 50 tanks which were to be sold to Libya a few months later. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Why ‘Lord Of War’ Starring Nicolas Cage Bought 3,000 Real Guns Instead Of Props – CINEMABLEND
WTF Fun Fact – Divorce Via Text
In 2003, Malaysian courts ruled that a man could divorce his wife via text message, as long as it was clear and unambiguous. The case included the following text message sent by Shamsudin Latif: “If you do not leave your parents’ house, you’ll be divorced”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Malaysia permits text message divorce
WTF Fun Fact – Pakistan’s Fake Pilots
In 2019, Pakistan’s aviation minister launched an inquiry after a plane crash and found that nearly 40% of Pakistan’s pilots had “fake licenses”. These pilots had someone else take the exam for them and some didn’t even have the necessary flying experience. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Spitfire Beer Keg Delivery
A few days after the Allied invasion of Normandy on D-Day, British Spitfire planes were used to carry kegs of beer to those on the front line. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Göran Kropp
In 1996, Göran Kropp rode his bicycle 6,000 miles from Stockholm to the base of Mount Everest with his mountain equipment. He then successfully climbed it solo and without bottled oxygen and cycled back home.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Death of an adventurer | Mount Everest | The Guardian
WTF Fun Fact – Dead Grasshopper In Famous Painting
Vincent van Gogh’s “Olive Trees” has a dead grasshopper in the painting which blew onto his wet paint while he was painting. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Nabta Playa
The world’s oldest known astronomical site, Nabta Playa, was built in Africa and is 2,000 years older than Stonehenge. Located in the Sahara desert, the 7,000-year-old stone circle was used to track the summer solstice and the arrival of the annual monsoon season. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Nabta Playa: The world’s first astronomical site was built in Africa | Astronomy.com
WTF Fun Fact – What’s At The Center Of A Snowflake?
At the center of every snowflake is a pollen or dust particle, which an extremely cold water droplet freezes onto to form an ice crystal. – WTF Fun Facts