Only three people (Norma Cretal, Buzz Corey and Jimmy Calunga) in the USA were qualified to hand-pack the massive parachutes for the Apollo space capsules. Their expertise was so vital, they were not allowed to ride in the same car together for fear of an accident. –WTF Fun Facts
Source:https://www.history.com/news/moon-landing-technology-inventions-computers-heat-shield-rovers
Charles Dickens once jumped in through the window of his future wife’s home dressed as a sailor, did a jig whilst playing the hornpipe, and then jumped back out the window only to re-enter the room as if nothing had happened.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/06/books/review/charles-dickens-biographies-review.html
Cotton candy is called “candy floss” in the UK and India, “fairy floss” in Australia and Finland, “papa’s beard” in France, and “Grandma’s hair” in Greece. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://culinarylore.com/specialty-foods:cotton-candy-around-the-world/
Peanut butter manufacturers fought a 12 year legal battle with the FDA over the minimum peanut content required to be legally labelled “peanut butter”. Anything under 90% peanuts must be labelled “peanut spread”. – WTF Fun Facts
To shoot the movie Babe required 48 actual pigs (and one animatronic pig) because pigs grow so quickly. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/66969/15-fun-facts-about-babe
In 2008, actor Robert Pattinson got rid of a stalker who had been camping outside his apartment by taking her out on a dinner date. “I just complained about everything in my life and she never came back.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.today.com/popculture/twilight-star-says-he-bores-people-2-minutes-wbna29123100
In the 17th century, Lazarus Colloredo was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. He was later pardoned because Lazarus, who had a parasitic conjoined twin, argued that his death would kill his twin who was innocent. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazarus_and_Joannes_Baptista_Colloredo
The restaurant Wattana Panich in Bangkok has been cooking and serving “neua tuna” soup for 45 years using the leftover broth from the day before, a form of “perpetual stew”. – WTF Fun Facts
In 2002, scientists found a fossil believed to be the world’s oldest flower. Now dubbed “the mother of all flowers,” the Archaefructus sinensis is thought to have bloomed more than 125 million years ago in China. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/4768447/The-mother-of-all-flowers.html