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
Ethan Zuckerman, inventor of the pop-up ad, has apologized to the world for creating one of the Internet’s most hated forms of advertising. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2014/08/15/the-man-who-invented-pop-up-ads-says-im-sorry/#3fe6dfbb4ebe
The Australian Great Barrier Reef is under attack by venomous sea stars known as crown-of-thorns starfish. Scientists created a robot called RangerBot to shoot them with bile. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/rangerbot-programmed-to-kill/
Michael Myers, the killer from the Halloween movie franchise, wore a Captain Kirk mask spray painted white. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.startrek.com/article/was-michael-myers-halloween-mask-william-shatners-face
Every year, Walt Disney World’s Lost and Found collects more than 6,000 cell phones, 3,500 digital cameras, and 18,000 hats. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://wdwnews.com/fact-sheets/2014/10/31/walt-disney-world-fun-facts/
During the Ottoman Empire a ‘batman’ was a unit of weight equivalent to the modern day 7 lbs and 5 ounces. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(unit)
A carpenter in lowa named Dale Schroeder decided to donate his life savings to help local poor students go to college. In the 14 years since his death, his $3 million donation has sent 33 students to college on a full scholarship. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://abc7news.com/education/carpenter-leaves-life-changing-gift-for-33-poor-hardworking-students/5403273/
Joseph Medicine Crow earned the title ‘War Chief’ by completing four tasks as a warrior during WWII: leading a successful war party on a raid, capturing an enemy’s weapon, touching an enemy without killing him, and stealing an enemy’s horse. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.military.com/army-birthday/badass-of-the-week-joe-medicine-crow.html
The Sabre-Toothed Tiger or Smilodon was not actually a tiger or at all related to tigers or modern day cats. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smilodon