A full size replica oval office was built at a former Royal Air Force base Coltishall Airfield, in Norfolk – 3,700 miles from Washington. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: White House: The full-sized Oval Office replica in Norfolk – BBC News
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 – Lightning Hotter Than The Sun
Lightning can heat the air (a very poor conductor of electricity) it passes through to 50,000° F, which is 5 times hotter than the surface of the sun. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-temperature
WTF Fun Fact – Billionaire Plans To Bury Bentley
Eccentric Brazilian billionaire Chiquinho Scarpa announced his plans to bury a $500k Bentley so he could drive it in the afterlife. After incredible outrage at his wastefulness, he announced on the day of the burial to the media that it was a prank to get everyone to become an organ donor. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – PEZ Drops
In 1927, Eduard Haas III marketed PEZ as a peppermint sweet in Vienna. The name PEZ is an abbreviation of PfeffErminZ (German for peppermint). The original product was a round peppermint lozenge called PEZ drops. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ignore The Door In Japan
According to a 2016 survey, which polled 1,365 people between the ages of 20 and 70, ~46% of people in Japan ignore knocks on their door or their doorbell when it rings, staying inside until the person goes away. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Missing Remote Study
A 2011 study on lost remotes found that 49% of the time it was found in the couch, 8% found it in the bathroom, 8% in a dresser drawer, 4% in the fridge/freezer, and 2% percent found the remote outside. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Florida Man Donald Watts
Florida resident Donald Watts was found by police rolling naked in a muddy ditch while making bird noises. After using 2 stun guns with no effect, officers called for a K9 backup which Watts imitated and managed to bite before finally being subdued and arrested. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Florida Man, Nude and Covered in Mud, Arrested for Biting Police Dog (newsweek.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Pistol Dueling At The Olympics
Pistol dueling was held at the 1908 Olympics. The competition involved two male competitors firing at each other with dueling pistols loaded with wax bullets and wearing protective equipment for the torso, face, and hands. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Olympic dueling – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – The Other Big Blue
Big Blue is one of the world’s largest crayons. It was made from 123,000 leftover blue crayons collected from kids all over the world. It weighs 1,500 pounds and is almost 16′ long. – WTF Fun Facts