The Streisand effect is a social phenomenon that occurs when an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information has the unintended consequence of further publicizing that information, often via the Internet. It is named as such because entertainer Barbra Streisand attempted to suppress a photograph of her home in 2003, but only made it worse. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Good In Gummy Bears
The gelatin in Haribo gummy bears contains nine out of the ten amino acids which are essential to our bodies. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Mud Keeps The Taj Mahal White
Workers keep the Taj Mahal’s white marble glowing and white by applying a mud-pack (lime-rich clay and water) based on an ancient traditional recipe every few years. It is left on for 24 hours then washed away with distilled water. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-36366733
WTF Fun Fact – Naughty Bullwinkle Puppet
In the 1960’s, a live-action bumper starring a Bullwinkle puppet was removed from NBC. Parents complained when their kids broke off their television set’s knobs after the suggestion from Bullwinkle to ensure they would tune in next week. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle
WTF Fun Fact – Johnny Cash vs. Ostrich
Johnny Cash got into a fight with an ostrich in his exotic animal refuge near his Tennessee home. The incident left Cash with five broken ribs and a large stomach wound. He ended up taking prescription pain killers that caused a 2-year relapse into his alcohol and amphetamine addiction.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:https://www.midnightpulp.com/todays-history-lesson-an-ostrich-once-tried-to-murder-johnny-cash/
WTF Fun Fact – Scurryfunge
Scurryfunge is an old English word meaning to rush around cleaning when you see company is on their way over. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – BackRub
In 1996, the search engine Google was known as “BackRub” alluding to how the program analyzed the internet’s “back links” to understand how popular and important a website was. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/the-true-story-behind-googles-first-name-backrub-2015-10?r=US&IR=T
WTF Fun Fact – Divorce Settlement Trial By Combat
A man from Kansas has asked an Iowa court to grant his motion for trial by combat, so he can meet his ex-wife and her attorney “on the field of battle where (he) will rend their souls from their corporal bodies.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – World’s First Holographic Protest
In 2015, the world’s first holographic protest was held in Madrid outside of one of their parliament buildings. They were protesting a new law which organizers said criminalizes the right to protest. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2015/04/12/europe/spain-hologram-protest/