The city of Wausau, Wisconsin had an ordinance banning the throwing of projectiles, including snowballs, on city property since 1962. The law was finally amended at the end of 2019 to exclude snowball fights. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/dec/24/game-on-wisconsin-town-to-legalize-snowball-fights-after-50-year-ban
Homework was considered hugely controversial in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Physicians crusaded against it because they were convinced it was causing children to become wan, weak and nervous. In 1901, California even banned homework for anyone under the age of 15. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-mar-22-me-homework22-story.html
There are tiny insects called spittlebugs that create foamy bubbles on a plant which insulate them from heat and cold, keep them moisturized, and hide them from predators. – WTF Fun Facts
Post Cereal co-sponsored The Pink Panther television show in 1972 and as a tie-in created Pink Panther Flakes with pink frosted flakes which turned the milk pink. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mrbreakfast.com/cereal_detail.asp?id=278
Applesearch is an organization that has dedicated more than 20 years to finding and saving heirloom apple varieties to ensure their survival for future generations. They have found an original tree for over 1,000 varieties. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://applesearch.org/
Cee Lo Green sang backup vocal’s on TLC’s 1995 hit song “Waterfalls”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://medium.com/micro-chop/tlcs-waterfalls-features-vocals-from-ceelo-green-and-a-paul-mccartney-interpolation-9ee0916a3617
Karl P. Schmidt was a herpetologist who documented his own death after being bitten by a boomslang snake in 1957. He wrongly believed the snakes venom wasn’t enough to kill him and made detailed notes on the symptoms he experienced right up until he died 24 hours later from internal bleeding.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_Patterson_Schmidt
Brian Kidd aka the “Unipiper” is a street performer who lives in Portland. His act involves playing a set of bagpipes that can shoot flames while riding a unicycle. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unipiper
In the movie Child’s Play, it took 11 different people to control the animatronic puppet Chucky, with a different person handling each part of his body from his legs to his eyebrows. – WTF Fun Facts