Ancient Egyptians used a sugaring paste or wax called ‘moum’ made of sugar, water, and lemon for removing body hair. The paste was applied in the direction of hair growth, covered with a piece of muslin cloth and pulled off when cooled. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.puresugarhb.com/blog/2016/1/26/the-history-of-sugaring
In 1714, Norwegian captain Peter Wessel and an English captain had a 14-hour long ship fight. Afterwards, both ships were badly damaged and the Norwegian captain was running out of ammo. He sent an envoy to the English ship, asking if he could borrow some of their ammo. They said no and then the captains drank to each other’s health, before the ships dispersed. – WTF Fun Facts
Big League Chew created its biggest ever pouch for Shaq. It was 24″ x 18″, over 15 times the size of a regular pouch. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bigleaguechew.com/news/shaq-pouch-featured-on-the-nba-on-tnt
Australian Coral-Leah Kemp’s first attempt at growing a pineapple resulted in a record setting pineapple at nearly 14″ in length. It took two years to grow. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-02/monster-pineapple-garners-fame-for-vital-cause/9390166
Author John Le Carré is credited with coining a number of terms for his fictional intelligence agency (terms like mole, honey trap, and asset babysitter), which have become common terms used in real intelligence agencies. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.oregonlive.com/books/2015/11/how_john_le_carre_reinvented_t.html
Researchers found that California ground squirrels and rock squirrels chew up rattlesnake skin and smear it on their fur to mask their scent from predators. – WTF Fun Facts
Pixy Stix started out as a drink mix called Frutola in the 1930’s. Then inventor J. Fish Smith turned it into a candy by selling it in a cup. It wasn’t until 1950 when Sunline, Inc. purchased it that it was sold in the straw we know today. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.truetreatscandy.com/the-secret-life-of-the-pixy-stix/
A 2017 study found that moving high school start times back to 8:30am would result in an $83 billion annual gain to the US economy a decade after implementation as a result of higher academic performance of students, reduced car crash rates, and other factors. – WTF Fun Facts
The Devilish Cunning Panther was a man-eating male Indian leopard which killed over 150 people, all women and children, in the Central Provinces of British India in the early 20th century. He would kill every couple days and sometimes travel 20-30 miles before the next attack. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_of_the_Central_Provinces