The Aztec’s created a whistle in the shape of skulls called a death whistle. It produces a horrifying sound but its exact purpose is unknown. Experts think they may have been used during battle or as part of sacrificial ceremonies. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bambi Punishment
A convicted deer poacher in Missouri has been sentenced to watch Disney movie Bambi once a month for the entirety of his year-long sentence. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Snickers The Horse
Mars’ Snickers candy bar is the top selling candy bar in the world with over $2 billion in sales in 2016. It was named after the Mars family’s favorite horse. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://kxrb.com/snickers-the-top-candy-bar-named-after-a-horse/
WTF Fun Fact – Crazy Finnish Ski Soldier
Finnish soldier Aimo Koivunen overdosed on amphetamines while escaping Soviet forces during WWII. After regaining consciousness, he skied more than 250 miles, survived a land mine, and lay in a ditch for a week eating only pine buds and a raw bird. When he was rescued, his heart rate was still over 200 bpm and he weighed only 94 lbs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/high-on-speed-and-delirious.html
WTF Fun Fact – Cooking Oil Fuel
All of McDonald’s delivery trucks in the UK have been running on used cooking oil from their restaurants since 2007. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Woody Allen Typewriter
Woody Allen has only ever used an early 1950’s manual Olympia SM-3 typewriter that he purchased when he was 16. Every script, screenplay, or comedy sketch was written on this one typewriter. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.openculture.com/2013/01/woody_allens_typewriter_scissor_and_stapler.html
WTF Fun Fact – Missing Māori Culture
A large part of the Māori culture is missing from recorded history because wet plate photography used by European settlers did not capture their unique Tā moko tattoos. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://petapixel.com/2018/07/09/wet-plate-photography-makes-tattoos-disappear/
WTF Fun Fact – Facebook Founder
Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin renounced his U.S. citizenship to avoid paying US$700 million in taxes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702303360504577410571011995562
WTF Fun Fact – Emergency For Sheep Farts
A Singapore Airlines cargo flight had to make an emergency landing in Bali due to a smoke sensor being triggered from the dung and farts of the 2,186 sheep aboard the plane. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newsweek.com/sheep-farts-force-malaysian-bound-flight-emergency-landing-390738