The concept of Marvel’s Venom was created by a Marvel Comics reader named Randy Schueller. In 1982, Marvel purchased the idea from him for $220.00. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Venom Was Originally Created By a Marvel Fan For A Shocking Sum (screencrush.com)
Turkish and Ghanaian organized crime rings operated a fake U.S. Embassy in Ghana for about a decade, issuing false visas and other documents until it was discovered and shutdown in 2016. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Fake U.S. Embassy In Ghana Operated For A Decade, State Department Says : The Two-Way : NPR
The most popular theory for the origin of the state name California is that it was the name of a fictional island located East of the Indies in Las Sergas de Esplandián, a Spanish chivalry novel written in 1510. – WTF Fun Facts
Mike Myers originally wanted Jim Carrey to play the part of Dr. Evil, but Carrey was unavailable due to scheduling conflicts with “Liar Liar”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source:‘Austin Powers’: Mike Myers Originally Wanted Jim Carrey to Star Opposite Him (cheatsheet.com)
Every year since 2005, a half marathon, marathon and a 100K run take place in Antarctica despite an average windchill temperature of -20°C. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.icemarathon.com/
“Milk Duds” were originally intended to be perfectly round, chocolate covered caramel candies. The machines in 1928 couldn’t produce them consistently and the misshaped candies were called “duds,” hence the name. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Milk Duds – Wikipedia
Iran’s current flag has “Allāhu akbar” (“God is great”) repeated 22 times along the bottom of the green stripe and top of the red stripe. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Flag of Iran | Britannica
2013 was the first year since 1432 that could result in a rearrangement of four consecutive numbers. The next year this will happen is much sooner: 2031. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Math
In 1965, a Ukrainian farmer dug up the lower jawbone of a mammoth. Further excavations revealed 4 huts, made up of a total of 149 mammoth bones. These dwellings date back roughly 15,000 years. – WTF Fun Facts