The two oldest cats ever recorded, Creme Puff (38 years) and Grandpa Rex Allen (34 years),were both owned by one guy. Owner Jake Perry believed the key to their longevity to be a diet of dry cat food plus broccoli, eggs, turkey bacon, coffee with cream and red wine. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF • Fun • Fact ( /dʌb(ə)lˌju/ /ti/ /ef/ • /fʌn/ • /fækt/ )
1. noun A random, interesting, and overall fun fact that makes you scratch your head and think what the...
WTF Fun Fact – Pigs Playing Video Games
A recent study involved training pigs to play video games with their snouts. The study also demonstrated that the pigs were able to “think abstractly and do fairly advanced conceptual learning.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Trencher
A trencher is a type of tableware commonly used in medieval cuisine. It was originally a flat round piece of (usually stale) bread used as a plate, upon which the food could be placed to eat. You could then eat it with sauce or give it to the poor. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Trencher (tableware) – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Elephant Polo
There exists a variant of polo with elephants. Elephant polo is played in Nepal, India, and Thailand. They play on a slightly smaller field with each elephant having two riders. A standard polo ball is used along with a ~10 ft. cane pole with a mallet head on the end. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Elephant polo – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Paving For Pizza
Domino’s created a “Paving for Pizza” campaign which offers cities $5,000 grants to help them repair potholes. In exchange, cities fill the potholes & then stencil the Domino’s logo on top. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Inside Story of How Domino’s Got Its Advertising on Potholes (vice.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Lobsters Communicate With Urine
Lobsters have urine-release nozzles right under their eyes. They urinate in each other’s faces as a way of communicating, either when fighting or mating. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/facts-about-lobsters_n_7568976
WTF Fun Fact – Roosevelt Hotel Giveback Contest
In 2019, New Orleans’ The Roosevelt Hotel offered a $15,000 stay to whoever returned the “most outrageous” stolen item from them. Over 70 items were returned including the winning item, a historic coffee pot. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Beards Waste Beer
A 2000 study by Guinness found that over 163,000 pints of Guinness are wasted in facial hair each year. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: BBC News | NORTHERN IRELAND | Bearded drinkers lose out
WTF Fun Fact – The Telephone Bandit
In the 1980’s, James Clark earned the nickname “The Telephone Bandit” after teaching himself how to pick the “unpickable” lock boxes of pay phones. He stole an estimated $500,000 in quarters from phones in 30 states and was featured on America’s Most Wanted twice. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: FBI Arrests Suspect in ‘Telephone Bandit’ Case – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)