In Tikrit, Iraq, there’s a 6 ft. tall monument of the shoe that journalist Muntadhar al-Zeidi threw at George Bush. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Shoe monument for man who threw footwear at Bush | Reuters
WTF Fun Fact – Hotmail Eh Password
In 1999, a group of hackers identified a vulnerability in Microsoft’s Hotmail which allowed access to ~50 million email accounts. There was a login script called “start” which used “eh” as the password. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Nekker Island For Cheap
In 1978, Richard Branson was trying to impress his girlfriend by pretending to buy a private island in the BVI. It was listed for $6M and he offered $100k as a joke. The owner later sold Nekker island to Branson for $180k. He would marry the same girl there 11 years later. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Friction Ridge Skin
A fingerprint consists of one or more connected ridge units of friction ridge skin. There are three basic patterns of fingerprints: whorl, loop, and arch. Some people have one pattern, others two, and others all three patterns. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Say What?! Fingerprints, A Crazy Concept – Allbodies
WTF Fun Fact – King George Beheaded And Melted
After George Washington read the Declaration of Independence on July 9, 1776, the crowd was so moved that they toppled the statue of King George III, decapitated it, and then later melted the body to make bullets. The head eventually made it’s way back to England. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/declaration-of-independence/
WTF Fun Fact – Night Vision From Nanoparticles
Scientists have developed a nanoparticle injection for the eye which converts infrared into visible light allowing night vision for up to 10 weeks. The injection has worked on mice in research trials. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Military Night Vision Goggles | How Do Night Vision Goggles Work? (popularmechanics.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Kermit The Frog Commencement Speech
On May 19, 1996, Kermit the Frog gave the commencement speech at Southampton College, Long Island University. – WTF Fun Facts
Source:Southampton College News: Kermit’s Commencement Address at Southampton College (archive.org)
WTF Fun Fact – Fabergé Potato
Peter Carl Fabergé, creator of the 50 Imperial Easter eggs known as Fabergé eggs, also carved a single Fabergé potato from pinkie-brown agate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Caroline Scheufele on a Fabergé potato | The Economist
WTF Fun Fact – Friends of Laphroaig Land
With every bottle of Laphroaig whisky, you are entitled to a lifetime lease on a 1ft square plot of land on the Scottish island of Islay. It is a part of Laphroaig’s loyalty program “Friends of Laphroaig. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Join New Friend of Laphroaig Programme – Plots of Peat – Laphroaig