In 1992, the President of Sri Lanka, Ranasinghe Premadasa, changed the first syllable of the country’s name in English from Sri to Shri believing it would improve the country’s fortunes. The following year he was assassinated and the spelling was reverted. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Green Channel
HBO was originally codenamed “The Green Channel” and was then pitched as “Sterling Cable Network” before being launched as “Home Box Office.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Peaches And Bunter Reunited
In January 2020, Peaches the therapy goat was returned to her owners and depressed companion Bunter the cow after being stolen in December from the Maungaturoto Hotel in New Zealand. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/world/therapy-goat-depressed-cow-new-zealand-a4336456.html
WTF Fun Fact – Teddy’s Bear
The “Teddy Bear” is named in honor of President Theodore Roosevelt. President Roosevelt refused to shoot a bear on a hunt in 1902 and candy shop and stuffed animal maker Morris Michtom created “Teddy’s Bear” after the story got out. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nps.gov/thrb/learn/historyculture/storyofteddybear.htm
WTF Fun Fact – 50-Peso Coins From CHIIE
In 2008, Chile minted 1.5 million 50-peso coins with a spelling error. A year later, they finally noticed they had spelled “CHIIE” instead of “CHILE”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/2739/Chile-2008-50-Peso/
WTF Fun Fact – Alexander Bogdanov’s Not So Eternal Youth
In 1924, Russian scientist Alexander Bogdanov started blood transfusion experiments, hoping to achieve eternal youth. After 11 blood transfusions, he claimed to have improved his eyesight and stopped balding. He died after a transfusion with a student suffering from malaria and TB. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact -Jack Ass Sues MTV
A man named Jack Ass sued MTV for $10 million, claiming the series Jackass was plagiarizing his name. Jack Ass, formerly known as Bob Craft, changed his name in 1997 to raise awareness for drunk driving, after his brother and friend were killed in an accident. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://kahanelaw.com/wacky-wednesday-jack-ass-vs-jackass/
WTF Fun Fact – The Wojcicki Family
The Wojcicki’s have three daughters: Susan is the CEO of Youtube, Anne is the Founder and CEO of 23andMe, and Janet has her PhD and is a Fulbright-winning anthropologist and professor. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Amazing Deion
Deion Sanders once hit an MLB homerun and scored an NFL touchdown in the same week, he is the only person to ever accomplish this. He is also the only athlete to ever compete in both the World Series and a Super Bowl. – WTF Fun Facts