The hamburger accounts for 60% of all sandwiches sold worldwide. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://beef2live.com/story-ten-burger-facts-burgerfi-0-111766
WTF Fun Fact – Pull Your Bootstraps Absurdity
Until the early 20th century, the phrase “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” actually meant to do something impossibly absurd. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Art Of Living Long
One of the first diet books, “The Art Of Living Long,” came out in 1558 and is still in print. The author Luigi Cornaro was an extremely overweight Italian who at age 40 was tired of being overweight and feeling out of control. He limited himself to 12 oz. of food a day and 14 oz. of wine. He lived to be almost 100 years old. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Dodgem Not Bumpem Cars
In the 1920’s, when the bumper car theme park attraction was first introduced by a company aptly named Dodgem, the purpose was to avoid colliding with other cars while driving with the erratic steering. The cars would often fall apart from accidental collisions. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://pinstackbowl.com/5-surprising-facts-bumper-cars/
WTF Fun Fact – First Online Purchase
In 1984 at age 72, Jane Snowball was the first person to “shop online” from her home when she ordered groceries from Tesco supermarket via Videotex. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Space Capsule Parachute Packers
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
WTF Fun Fact – Charles Dickens Prank
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
WTF Fun Fact – Cotton Candy Names
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/
WTF Fun Fact – How Many Peanuts In Peanut Butter
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