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/
WTF Fun Fact – Star Trek Theme Lyrics
Star Trek‘s creator Gene Roddenberry wrote lyrics to the Star Trek theme song, which were never used nor intended for use. As a co-writer this entitled him to 50% of the royalties, which cut composer Alexander Courage’s share in half. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/28895/star-trek-theme-song-has-lyrics
WTF Fun Fact – Cork Beauty Tips
Cigarette filters were originally made of cork and known as “beauty tips”. The modern day filter pattern is meant to resemble the cork from the original filters. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/08/magazine/who-made-that-cigarette-filter.html