A tradition since the 1960’s, there is a special seat in the US Senate on the Republican side known as the Candy Desk because it has a drawer full of sweets. The senator who sits there must stock it full of candy from their home state. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-senate-candy-desk.htm
In order to scare off potential grave robbers, Shakespeare wrote a curse for his grave: “Good friend for Jesus’ sake forbeare, To dig the dust enclosed here. Blessed be the man that spares these stones, And cursed be he that moves my bones.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://beyond.life/blog/beware-the-curse-on-shakespeares-grave
The WD-40 Company never patented the WD-40 formula, in order to avoid having to ever disclose the trade secret ingredients publicly. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/business/22barry1.html
Sierra Leonean Kelvin Doe built his own radio station by the age of 15 where he plays music and broadcasts news under the name ‘DJ Focus.’ He built working batteries, an FM transmitter, a sound amplifier, a three-channel mixer, and microphone receiver from scraps. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://weetracker.com/2018/12/24/kelvin-doe-sierra-leone-boy/
During WW2, a Nepalese Gurkha named Lachhiman Gurung single-handedly took on a force of 200 Japanese soldiers, defending his post for 4 hours after losing his right hand to a grenade, and managed to kill at least 31 of them with his rifle. – WTF Fun Facts
Bees make bee glue (propolis) by mixing saliva and beeswax with tree sap or similar. It is used as a sealant for unwanted open spaces in the hive. – WTF Fun Facts
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On the Indonesian island of Tana Toraja, if a baby dies before he starts teething, the family cuts a hole in a tree and places the dead child inside. The tree grows around the baby and absorbs it. – WTF Fun Facts
Nutella is the number one consumer of hazelnuts in the world, buying up a quarter of the entire world production. – WTF Fun Facts
Ta’rof is Iranian cultural politeness in which the host offers something to the guest and the guest declines it repeatedly until eventually giving in, regardless of whether they want it or not. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.commisceo-global.com/blog/ta-rof-understanding-iranian-culture