Thor Christiansen was a serial killer who was only caught because his fifth would-be victim survived a gunshot to the head and escaped his vehicle. She recognized him months later in a bar and reported him to police who then linked him with four other then-unsolved murders. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – A Year Of Starving
In 1964, A Scotsman survived without eating for 1 year and 17 days and consequently only pooping every 40-50 days. He lived entirely off his excess body fat, yeast, and a multi-vitamins. He ended up losing 125 kg of weight. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/07/24/3549931.htm
WTF Fun Fact – Bulgarian Umbrella
A Bulgarian Umbrella is an umbrella with a hidden pneumatic mechanism which injects a small poisonous pellet containing ricin. It is named as such because the Bulgarian secret service used it to assassinate a Bulgarian dissident writer in 1978. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Obama & Game Of Thrones
President Obama requested and received an advanced screening of Game Of Thrones season 6. A journalist then filed a request that he share it with all citizens under the Freedom Of Information Act. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Towser The Mouser
A long-haired tortoiseshell cat called ‘Towser’ is credited with killing an estimated 28899 mice in 24 years of work as the pest control expert at the Glenturret whiskey distillery in Scotland. She holds the Guinness World Record for catching mice. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bad Disneyland Trip
A Swiss man was reported missing by his girlfriend after falling into Disneyland Paris’s lake while under the influence of LSD. He was later found naked and confused after a 130-person search-and-rescue effort. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/09/25/disneyland-paris-lsd-naked-man-found/
WTF Fun Fact – Daft Punk Origin
The French duo Daft Punk got their band name from a negative review they received from MelodyMaker magazine for a trio they were in before. A journalist wrote that the band Darlin’s music was “a daft punky thrash”. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Soundscape Ecology
Bernie Krause, founder of the scientific field called “soundscape ecology,” believes that bird songs, wolf howls, and even insects footsteps have become quieter over the last 50 years. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/10/151006-nature-sounds-science-animals-music/
WTF Fun Fact – Hypersonic Glide Vehicle
The Falcon HTV-2 is a hypersonic glide vehicle which is the world’s fastest unmanned aerial vehicle. It is capable of reaching speeds of over Mach 17 or ~13,000 mph. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersonic_Technology_Vehicle_2