After every tea Alfred Hitchcock finished on set, he would throw the tea cup and saucer over his shoulder allowing them to shatter on the ground. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://metro.co.uk/2015/08/04/15-things-you-may-not-know-about-alfred-hitchcock-5317037/
A slave, Nathan “Nearest” Green, originally taught Jack Daniels how to make whiskey and is now credited as their first master distiller. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_%22Nearest%22_Green
A 3000-year-old Egyptian sarcophagus lid was found hidden in the walls of a British man’s home. It was discovered by an auctioneer who was sorting through the house after the man died. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-29192052
The first commercially successful videotape recorder, precursor to the VCR, was made in 1956 and was the size of a piano. The Ampex Corporation developed the VRX-1000 in 1956 and sold it to TV networks and stations for $50,000. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocassette_recorder
A recent study by researchers at the University of St. Andrews found that migrating humpback whales could be linked to their origin region by their whale songs. Each region and population of whales has their own unique songs. – WTF Fun Facts
The word “hangover” first appeared in the English vocabulary in the 19th century as a term for describing “unfinished business” from meetings, but it was not until 1904 that the word began to be used in relation to alcohol. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/dec/12/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-hangovers
In 2015, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson captured the world record for the most selfies taken in 3 minutes with 105 snaps at the world premiere of his movie San Andreas. The record is currently at 168. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/dwayne-johnson-breaks-selfie-world-5742378
According to the World Meteorological Society, Yuma, Arizona receives over 4,000 hours of sunlight annually, which is the most of any city in the world. On a given day, there is a 90% chance of sunshine. – WTF Fun Facts
At least 43 buildings in New York City, like the General Motors and Empire State Buildings, have their own zip code due to their sheer size or amount of people who work there. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://commercialobserver.com/2012/09/the-vanity-zip/