Pop star Madonna at one point worked at Dunkin’ Donuts but was fired for squirting the customers with jam. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.shape.com/celebrities/celebrity-photos/15-celebs-surprising-jobs-they-were-famous
From donuts to stardom
Official Firehouse Dog
Dalmations are the official firehouse dog because in the 18th century they would run alongside horse-drawn “fire engines” and prevent other dogs or animals from spooking the horses. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/33293-dalmatians-official-firehouse-dogs.html
Happy Father’s Day!
Father’s Day is historically the busiest day for collect-calls, while Mother’s day is the busiest day for regular phone calls. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2005-06-13/fathers-unspectacular-day+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
Anti-Witchcraft Unit
In 2009, Saudi Arabia created a special “Anti-Witchcraft Unit” and a telephone hotline for the public to report magical misdeeds. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2013/08/saudi-arabias-war-on-witchcraft/278701/
Aretha “Cash Money” Franklin
Aretha Franklin always insisted on being paid upfront and in cash before performances. She’d keep the cash with her security team or occasionally in her purse which she brought on stage. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/04/aretha-franklins-american-soul
The urge is real
Latchkey incontinence is the increased feeling of “having to go” the closer you get to the restroom. It is a conditioned subconscious response similar to what Pavlov proved with his scientific experiment with his dog. – WTF Fun Facts
Source:https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/02/technology/france-office-email-workers-law/index.html
France is out of office
France passed a ‘right to disconnect’ law in 2017, allowing people to ignore emails that arrive outside business hours. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://money.cnn.com/2017/01/02/technology/france-office-email-workers-law/index.html
Oldest PhD recipient
A 102 year old german woman is the oldest to receive a PhD. She was banned from attending her final oral exam in 1938 by the Nazi influenced university because she was Jewish. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/02/mississippi-officially-abolishes-slavery-ratifies-13th-amendment/
Mississippi finally abolishes slavery
Mississippi only ratified the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery back in 1865, in 1995. However, they never officially notified the US Archivist and so it had to be corrected and was finally ratified in 2013. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/02/mississippi-officially-abolishes-slavery-ratifies-13th-amendment/