In 2008, Elon Musk had to borrow money from friends to pay rent after he invested all US$180 million earned from the sale of PayPal to Ebay on his three ventures SpaceX, Tesla and Solar City. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ccn.com/elon-musk-broke-save-tesla-in-2008-now-worth-21-billion/
WTF • Fun • Fact ( /dʌb(ə)lˌju/ /ti/ /ef/ • /fʌn/ • /fækt/ )
1. noun A random, interesting, and overall fun fact that makes you scratch your head and think what the...
WTF Fun Fact – Horrendous Space Kablooie
A Calvin and Hobbes comic from 1992 referred to the start of the universe as the “Horrendous Space Kablooie” (or HSK) because they thought “The Big Bang” was too boring. The term has since become popular among scientists and has been included in books and university courses. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes#Art_and_academia
WTF Fun Fact – No Fun Tajikistan
According to the “Regulation of Traditions and Customs in the Republic of Tajikistan,” which were introduced in 2007 and updated in 2017, the celebration of birthdays anywhere except in the privacy of the family circle is strictly forbidden and carries a hefty fine if caught.. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-34051435
WTF Fun Fact – The Chocolate Bar Invention
Despite cacao being around for thousands of years, the first solid chocolate bar wasn’t produced until the 1840’s. It was previously consumed in a powder or drink form. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate
WTF Fun Fact – Prolific Gin Drinkers
The world’s most prolific gin drinkers are Filipinos. The Philippines accounts for 43% of the world’s gin consumption and they mostly drink the locally produced Ginebra San Miguel. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2014/09/02/high-spirits
WTF Fun Fact – Bzzzzomb Detector
According to scientists from the Defense Advanced Research Laboratory (DARPA), bees or buzzing insects can be trained to detect bombs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://science.howstuffworks.com/bomb-sniffing-bees.htm
WTF Fun Fact – 17th Century Bioweapon
Venetian 17th century scientist Michiel Angelo Salamon came up with an idea to distill the essence of the bubonic plague and paint it onto Albanian fezzes which the besieging Turks would acquire. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22830494-400-17th-century-plot-to-use-plague-hats-as-bioweapons-revealed/
WTF Fun Fact – Drunkard’s Cloak
The drunkard’s cloak was a barrel with holes for one’s head and arms that was put on drunk people to publicly shame them while they were paraded through their town. Historical records show the punishment was used in the UK, USA, Netherlands and Denmark. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drunkard%27s_cloak
WTF Fun Fact – Black Coffee Personality
A 2015 study from the University of Innsbruck found that people who drink their coffee black are more likely to be psychopaths. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/black-coffee-psychopath_n_561baf08e4b0dbb8000f150f