In 2005, Al-Qaeda posted a picture on one of their websites claiming to have a US military hostage, but it was actually a Special Ops Cody action figure. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4229347.stm
WTF Fun Fact – Teen Impersonating A Cop
In 2009, a 14-year-old boy showed up at a Chicago police station in uniform and worked 5 hours of a shift. He acquired a police radio, ticket book and rode with an officer for several hours before he was found out and later arrested. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/14-year-old-reports-for-police-duty/2090036/
WTF Fun Fact – Most Popular Psychoactive Drug
Coffee is the most widely used psychoactive drug in the world. Caffeine works by competing with adenosine receptors in the brain. If adenosine is blocked by a caffeine molecule, then one’s feeling of exhaustion is lowered. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – French Bread Law
The French Bread Law of 1993 outlines specific rules for the sale of bread in France. Specifically, baguettes can not be frozen before sale and must be made fresh with no additives. It also specifies a maximum pH level and bacteria counts for the sourdough starters. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/LEGIARTI000006933918/2020-01-03/
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Largest T-Shirt
The world’s largest T-shirt was made from 200,000 recycled plastic bottles and measures 96.86 m long by 69.77 m wide. It was created by Plastindia Foundation India on January 5, 2018. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-t-shirt/
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Oldest Unopened Wine
The world’s oldest unopened bottle of wine is at least 1650 years old, known as the Speyer wine bottle or “Romerwein”. It was discovered during an excavation of a 4th-century AD Roman nobleman’s tomb. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Tunnel Through Earth
If you fell into a tunnel through the center of the Earth, it would take you 42 minutes to complete the trip to the other side of the planet. You would reach a maximum speed of over17,500 MPH at the center of the Earth. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/would-you-fall-all-the-wa/
WTF Fun Fact – Manual Babbling
Deaf children or children born to deaf parents babble with their hands (manual babbling) instead of vocalized babbling. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bystander Effect
The bystander effect is a phenomenon known in psychology where individuals do not help a person in need of help, because they think someone else will help the person. – WTF Fun Facts