Jim Carrey’s portrayal of Lloyd in ‘Dumb and Dumber’ showcases Carrey’s actual chipped front tooth, which is the result of a childhood fight. He has a cap which he removed for filming. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://ew.com/article/1995/02/03/jim-carreys-fake-tooth/
During the Elizabethan Age in England, people used mice to treat a number of ailments including whooping cough, measles, and smallpox. They would even cut them in half and apply it to warts to remove them. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/15-most-bizarre-medical-treatments-ever/2/
Elephants have 3x as many neurons as humans have, but nobody knows why this doesn’t result in them being smarter than us. – WTF Fun Facts
In 1981, a California doctor saved the life of a 3.2lb preemie baby boy. 30 years later,that doctor was involved in a car accident with a semi-truck and was saved by that baby, who became a paramedic. – WTF Fun Facts
The South Korean boy band BTS was responsible for adding $3.6 billion to the local economy and accounted for one in every 13 tourist visits to the country in 2018. – WTF Fun Facts
Benjamin Franklin created a pulley system so he could lock and unlock his bedroom door from his bed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://granburytheatrecompany.org/top-10-of-ben-franklins-lesser-known-feats-of-awesomeness/
A Scottish sailor named Alexander Selkirk was stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, in part because feral cats protected him from the ravenous rats that attacked during the night. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://stravaganzastravaganza.blogspot.com/2018/08/robinson-crusoe-true-survivor.html?view=classic
In countries with poor identification document utilization or standardization, electoral ink (aka indelible ink) is used to prevent voter fraud. The silver nitrate in the ink can stain the skin for up to a couple weeks. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_ink
During a feud in 2009, the mayors of two neighboring Parisian suburbs each declared the same street one-way, but in opposite directions – resulting in chaos. The national police were called in to assist. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6127669/Feuding-Paris-mayors-declare-street-one-way-in-opposite-directions.html