Since 1936, Zundert, Netherlands has hosted the Corso Zundert, a parade to celebrate the region’s famous dahlia flowers. The parade floats themselves are designed and created with thousands of dahlia flowers. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Japanese Honeybees VS Hornets
Japanese honeybees kill hornets by enclosing them in a ball of bees and then vibrating their flight muscles so fast that the carbon dioxide levels increase and temperature in the ball raises enough to kill the hornet (~115°F). – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_giant_hornet#Native_honey_bees
WTF Fun Fact – Giant Anteater’s Toes
The scientific name for the Giant Anteater is Myrmecophaga Tridactyla meaning “anteater” and “three fingers” respectively. However, the Giant Anteater has five toes on each foot. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Disneyland’s Black Sunday
Disneyland had a disastrous opening day on July 17, 1955. Asphalt poured that morning melted in the 101 °F weather, over half the attendee’s got in with counterfeit tickets, a plumbers’ strike forced Walt to choose running toilets over drinking water fountains, vendors ran out of food, rides were hijacked, etc. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ghost Tapes For War
During the Vietnam War, as part of operation “Wandering Soul”, the US Navy and Army made terrifying recordings of voices that were supposedly Viet Cong ghosts, then played those tapes from helicopters in the jungle at night.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Petition To Build Death Star
In 2013, a petition requesting the US government build a Death Star reached 25,000 signatures, which is the threshold requiring the government to make a response. Their response was comical but simply stated that “the Administration does not support blowing up planets.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.space.com/19246-death-star-white-house-petition-response.html
WTF Fun Fact – Newborn Baby Panda
A newborn giant panda cub weighs 3-5 ounces and is roughly 1/900th the size of their mother or about the size of a stick of butter. They are born pink, hairless, and blind making them practically helpless. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Pizza Delivery To Body Armor
Modern body armor was created by a pizza delivery guy and former marine named Richard Davis, who was wounded after a delivery turned into a shootout. He developed the bulletproof vest using Kevlar and demoed it for the police by shooting himself in the chest. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – 50 ft. Michael Jackson Robot
As part of plans for a 2005 Las Vegas residency, Michael Jackson’s team was designing a 50 ft. MJ robot that would roam the Nevada desert. It would be visible to tourists landing at Las Vegas’ airport and serve as a giant advertisement for Jackson’s show. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/1618999/exclusive-plans-for-michael-jackson-robot-in-las-vegas-revealed/