When Sweden plays Denmark at home it’s abbreviated SWE-DEN, leaving the remaining letters to spell DEN-MARK. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: See also CYP-RUS RUS-SIA, POL-AND AND-DORA, BHU-TAN and TAN-ZANIA
WTF Fun Fact – Cards Against Humanity Prank
In 2014, to protest shopping holiday Black Friday, Cards Against Humanity sold 30,000 boxes labeled “Bullshit” to shoppers for $6 each. The boxes contained actual bull feces. All the profits were donated to charity. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Evel Knievel’s Stuntman
The 1977 film Viva Knievel! starred Evel Knievel as himself but used stunt double Gary Charles Davis for the more dangerous motorcycle stunts. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ina Koenig
Ina Koenig, a German kindergarten teacher, jumped down a 75-foot mine shaft when one of her 3-year-old students accidentally fell down it. The shaft was flooded with cold water and for more than 2 hours she kept the child’s head above water until help arrived. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.growingyourbaby.com/teacher-plunges-into-75ft-deep-shaft-to-save-3-year-olds-life/
WTF Fun Fact – Hadaka Matsuri
In the hope of a prosperous year, thousands of Japanese men brave the cold in loin cloths called fundoshi as part of a naked festival marking the start of spring. The Hadaka Matsuri in Okayama has been celebrated for ~500 years. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Sir Terry Pratchett’s Sword
When Sir Terry Pratchett found out he was to be knighted, he dug up a bunch of iron ore and smelted it for his sword in a homemade kiln. He also included some meteorites to give it a bit of “magic”. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ben Sliney
September 11, 2001 was Ben Sliney’s first day on the job as United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) National Operations Manager. He was responsible for ordering a national ground stop across US airspace in response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Antarctic Snow Cruiser
In the late 1930’s, a massive 55-foot and 75,000 lbs vehicle was built to facilitate Antarctic exploration. While transporting it to Boston, the Antarctic Snow Cruiser drove off a bridge in Ohio and was stuck in a stream for 3 days. It didn’t fair much better in the Antarctic as it was twice abandoned and has been lost since 1958. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antarctic_Snow_Cruiser
WTF Fun Fact – Rats Can Empathize
Recent research has found that rats may have emotional empathy. An experiment offered the choice between a tempting chocolate treat, or rescuing a drowning rat, and they chose to rescue the drowning rat. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20150514-rats-save-mates-from-drowning