J.R.R. Tolkien was nominated by fellow author CS Lewis for the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature, but was overlooked because the jury said the quality of his storytelling wasn’t good enough. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jan/05/jrr-tolkien-nobel-prize
There’s a book called ‘Fat Brad The Cookbook’. It is based on all the foods that actor Brad Pitt has eaten in his movies. – WTF Fun Facts
You can download the book here.
Source: http://www.papermag.com/fat-brad-cook-book-brad-pitt-recipes-1987073777.html
The band Foo Fighters started with just Dave Grohl alone playing all the instruments and singing all the vocals. He hoped the name would keep him anonymous and make people think there were multiple band members. He now thinks its a terrible name. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.clashmusic.com/news/foo-fighters-on-their-band-name
The amniotic fluid in a mother’s womb, , which can be nearly a liter of fluids at 30+ weeks, is replaced every 3 hours towards the end of pregnancy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.embryology.ch/anglais/fplacenta/amniotique01.html
Penn & Teller created a video game in 1995 called ‘Desert Bus’. In the game, the player drives an 8-hour bus route in real time between Tucson and Vegas. The scenery never changes from rocks and road signs and once the player reaches the destination, they have to turn around and drive back. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/desert-bus-the-very-worst-video-game-ever-created
There is a Wait Calculation for interstellar travel. It attempts to determine the minimum number of years it should take us to travel somewhere, such that a future mission doesn’t pass the previous one due to advances in propulsion technology. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/260275150_Interstellar_Travel_-_The_Wait_Calculation_and_the_Incentive_Trap_of_Progress
Umami is the recently identified fifth taste. It is described as a savory flavor and is caused by glutamate, an amino acid. It is associated with foods like tomatoes, meat, cheese, mushrooms, and more. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.rd.com/food/recipes-cooking/13-foods-with-natural-umami/
The Miracle Berry, or synsepalum dulcificum, is a fruit from West Africa which contains the taste modifier Miraculin. When you eat the fruit, the miraculin molecules bind to the tongue causing sour foods to taste sweet. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum
A 74 year old Japanese man dressed as a ninja and burgled 254 homes and stole $260,000 worth of goods before finally being caught by local police. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://grapee.jp/en/88152