A monkey was electrocuted as it walked on high tension wires in an Indian railway station, falling unconscious on to the tracks. Another monkey attempted to resuscitate the animal by repeatedly biting, hitting, and dunking it in water. The electrocuted monkey was eventually revived.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: Monkey Revives Monkey Unconscious at Kanpur India Train Station: Video | Time
The slam dunk was banned in NCAA basketball from 1967 to 1976. The no-dunking rule was referred to as the “Lew Alcindor rule.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_dunk
Cotard’s syndrome (or walking corpse syndrome) is a rare mental disorder in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are dead, do not exist, are decaying, or have lost their blood or internal organs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Cotard delusion – Wikipedia
“Deaf flights” were prescribed by doctors to cure hearing loss in the 1920’s and 30’s. Stunt pilots would take unsuspecting passengers up in planes and terrify them with loops, barrel rolls, and dives. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Doctors Once Prescribed Terrifying Plane Flights to “Cure” Deafness | History | Smithsonian Magazine
The “artificial strawberry flavor” in a McDonald’s milkshake is made up of ~45 chemicals including: amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethol, anisyl formate, benzyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate, cinnamyl valerate, cognac essential oil, diacetyl, dipropyl ketone, ethyl butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, and more. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The 59 ingredients in a fast-food strawberry milkshake | Food | The Guardian
The world’s oldest potted plant is the Eastern Cape giant cycad (Encephalartos altensteinii) in London’s Kew gardens. The plant, which now weighs over a ton and is nearly 13 ft tall, arrived to Kew in 1775. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/oldest-pot-plant-in-world-eastern-cape-giant-cycad
H.B. Reese, inventor of the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, created two nearly identical candy bars. The “Lizzie Bar” was named after his daughter and the “Johnny Bar” was named after his son. The main difference between the two was that the Johnny Bar had nuts. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: H. B. Reese – Wikipedia
One of the oldest known books of English poetry, the Exeter Book, which was inscribed in the 10th century, appears to have been used as both a coaster and chopping block at two different points in time. – WTF Fun Facts
In 2017, Salvador Dali’s body was exhumed 28 years after his death to resolve a paternity claim. Officials noted his mustache was still perfectly intact and in ‘its classic 10-past-10 position.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Salvador Dalí’s Remains Exhumed, Revealing A Perfectly Arranged Mustache : The Two-Way : NPR