Due to an odd contract buyout in 2000, Bobby Bonilla, currently 57 years old, gets an annual payment of ~$1.2 million by the New York Mets despite not playing for them since 1999. He will be paid through 2035. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Play-Doh Wallpaper Cleaner
Play-Doh was not intended as a children’s toy at first. It was originally sold to help remove coal residue from wallpaper. When sales fell after WWII, it was remarketed as the toy modelling clay product known today. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Splashing Is A Crime
It is a criminal offense in the United Kingdom to purposefully drive through a puddle and splash a pedestrian and carries a fine of up to £5,000.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/motorists-car-fine-rain-puddle-21744633
WTF Fun Fact – Functional Batman Cosplay
The 3D printed Batman suit, created by electrical engineer Julian Checkley, holds the Guinness World Record for the most functional gadgets on a cosplay suit. It features 23 gadgets including a working 200-watt EMP gun.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Skinkansen 500 & The Kingfisher
The unique nose of the Shinkansen 500 bullet train prevents sonic booms whenever it exits a tunnel. It was designed based on the shape of a kingfisher’s beak, which allows it to hit the water at high speed with very little splash. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/sunni-robertson-on-how-a-kingfisher-inspired-a-bullet-train
WTF Fun Fact – The Honorary KFC Colonel
The ‘Colonel’ of KFC fame is actually an honorary title. There are well over 100,000 active Kentucky Colonels in their organization, which is called the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ship-Salvage Lobbyists
In the 1800’s, the ship-salvage industry lobbied against early weather forecasting which resulted in the suspension of weather forecasts and storm warnings. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/23/writers-in-the-storm
WTF Fun Fact – Who Named The Spice Girls?
Neither the Spice Girls themselves nor their management team came up with their famous nicknames: Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger, and Posh. They were created by Top of the Pops magazine in a 1996 article and later adopted by the group.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Tiny Baby Pandas
A mother panda typically weighs 900x more than their newborn. At birth, a baby panda weighs less ~.2 lbs equivalent to a stick of butter. – WTF Fun Facts