Since 2014, anyone climbing Mt. Everest has to pay a $4,000 deposit, which is refunded if the person returns with 18 lb. of garbage — the average amount that a single person produces during the climb. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Poo on Mount Everest: Mountain waste is a big problem – CBBC Newsround
In 2004, German football club FC Union Berlin was facing bankruptcy and didn’t have the €1.5 million deposit required to participate in the season. Their fans gave blood en masse and donated the money they received to help save the club. – WTF Fun Facts
In 1923, the Archbishop of Canterbury vetoed live radio coverage of King George VI’s wedding, fearing men in pubs would listen while still wearing their hats. Instead, a silent newsreel was shown in cinemas worldwide. – WTF Fun Facts
During the coronavirus pandemic, the Northwest Angle was cut off from the rest of Minnesota by Canadian territory and a lake while the border was closed. Locals desperate for tourism pooled together $9,000 to build a new 22-mile road across the lake. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Minnesota Town Built Ice Bridge to Get Around Covid U.S.-Canada Border Closure – Bloomberg
In England during the 1700 and 1800’s, pineapples were a status symbol often displayed at social gatherings and were even available to rent. A single “King Pine” cost roughly £11,000 in today’s money. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The rise, fall, and rise of the status pineapple – BBC News
On New Year’s Eve, residents of the Hillbrow suburb in Johannesburg, throw unwanted furniture out their window to celebrate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Hillbrow’s New Year tradition: Why locals throw furniture out of windows (thesouthafrican.com)
To celebrate the royal wedding, Dunkin’ Donuts released a heart-shaped donut filled with jelly and frosted with chocolate icing and a strawberry drizzle dubbed the Royal Love Donut. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Share The Love: Dunkin’ Donuts Unveils New Royal Love Donut To Celebrate The Royal Wedding | Dunkin’
In 2017, there were as many or more payday loan stores in the US as McDonald’s or Starbucks. – WTF Fun Facts
In 2017, an Indonesian court blamed an increase in divorce filings on pigeon racing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Pigeon racing blamed for Indonesian divorces – BBC News