The otherwise adorable duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a venomous spur on its hind legs. The spur is only on the males and is non-lethal to humans but can be extremely painful. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://poisonousnature.biodiversityexhibition.com/en/card/duck-billed-platypus
There’s a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument concealed under a manhole on the grounds of the monument. Its used as a surveying tool, which is typically a simple metal rod, but because of its location this special version was installed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/washington-mini-monument
Wombats poop comes out in cubes. Researchers found that it takes this shape in the last 8 percent of their intestinal tract. This final section of the wombat’s entrails has walls that apply pressure to their feces which forms it into cubes. – WTF Fun Facts
Dwayne Johnson is the first ever third-generation professional wrestler. Additionally, both his grandfather and father had ties to the Anoa’i family, a large family of wrestlers known as the Samoan Dynasty. – WTF Fun Facts
A new skate park in England will be called “The Skatey McSkateface” after a public vote on social media. The name amassed more votes than the second and third place names combined. – WTF Fun Facts
Israeli archaeologists and engineers are building what resembles a subway tunnel under a Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem to uncover an ancient stepped street to the foot of the former Temple Mount. The street is believed to have been commissioned by Pontius Pilate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2019/10/road-built-biblical-villain-uncovered-jerusalem/
Since 1950, there have been 32 US nuclear weapon accidents, known as “Broken Arrows.” As many as six have been lost and unaccounted for. The former USSR has lost 41 with an unknown amount of them recovered. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-broken-arrow-nuclear-accidents-2013-5
Oliver “Porky” Bickar was so dedicated to April fools pranks that he flew hundreds of tires into Mt. Edgecumbe, a dormant volcano near Sitka, Alaska, and set them on fire. He fooled both the locals and Coast Guard into thinking the volcano was active. – WTF Fun Facts
Kermit the Frog originally started out on the show Sam and Friends in 1955 as a lizard-like creature made from an old turquoise coat belonging to Jim Henson’s mom and a couple of ping pong balls for eyes.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://gothamist.com/2011/04/19/kermit_the_lizard.php