In 1821, an African American business owner named Thomas Jennings invented the dry cleaning process and was one of the first African Americans to be granted a patent. He used the proceeds from his invention to buy his wife and children out of slavery. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_L._Jennings
On March 14, 1942, Anne Miller, diagnosed with blood poisoning, was given a tablespoon of penicillin, one half of the entire stockpile of the antibiotic in the whole United States. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://time.com/4250235/penicillin-1942-history/
In 2013, the United States surpassed Russia and Saudi Arabia and now produces more oil and natural gas than any other country in the world. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/oct/04/us-oil-natural-gas-production-russia-saudi-arabia
John List killed his entire family in 1971. The murders were so precisely planned, it took a month for anyone to notice. He was finally caught in 1989, after a forensic artist created a lifelike bust of him which appeared on America’s Most Wanted. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_List#Relocation,_arrest_and_trial
According to research, up to 50% of the Asian population lack a specific enzyme found in the liver to metabolize alcohol. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3860432/
A group of unicorns is called a blessing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://researchmaniacs.com/CollectiveNouns/Animals/What-is-a-group-of-Unicorns-called.html
In 1947, Thor Heyerdahl, a Norwegian adventurer and scientist, sailed 5,000 miles across the Pacific in a handbuilt raft (known as the Kon-Tiki Expedition to prove the ancients could’ve accomplished this too. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thor_Heyerdahl
The Statue Of Liberty’s original concept was titled “Egypt Carrying the Light to Asia” depicting a Muslim peasant woman (fellah) guarding the Suez Canal. A 180 ft tall lighthouse was built instead. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/statue-liberty-was-originally-muslim-woman-180957377/
Fidel Castro, the Cuban dictator who died at age 90, slept with ~35,000 women, smoked his first cigar at age 14, and believed he survived nearly 600 assassination attempts. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/fidel-castro-quotes