There is a strip of land named Bir Tawil that lies between Egypt and Sudan. Neither country acknowledges it as part of their territory. It is one of the few habitable yet unclaimed regions on Earth. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bir Tawil – Wikipedia
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WTF Fun Fact – Japan Conviction Rate
Nearly all criminal cases that go to trial in Japan end in a guilty verdict – the country has a 99.9% conviction rate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Order in the Court: Explaining Japan’s 99.9% Conviction Rate | Nippon.com
WTF Fun Fact – Pluto Still A Planet
In 2007, the New Mexico state legislature passed a law that stated Pluto is still a planet when it passes over the state. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Pluto is Still Legally a Planet (Whenever it Passes Over New Mexico) – Nerdist
WTF Fun Fact – Halloween Capital Of The World
Anoka, Minnesota was the first U.S. city to put on a Halloween celebration. Beginning in 1920, they wanted to divert youngsters from Halloween pranks so they held a Halloween celebration. In 1937, Congress proclaimed Anoka as “The Halloween Capital of the World”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: From Anoka child’s play to Minneapolis zombies: Halloween now generates billions | MinnPost
WTF Fun Fact – The Ibrahim Prize
The Ibrahim Prize, a $5 million payout plus $200k per year, is given to African leaders who were democratically elected and willingly left office after their term limit was up. For 8 of the 14 years it was available, it was never awarded to anyone.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Ibrahim Prize – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Canada Plays Canada
Canadian radio stations are required by law to play Canadian artists on the airwaves at least 35% of the time. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Canadian content requirements for Canadian music on radio stations | CRTC
WTF Fun Fact – Bic Mac Museum
McDonald’s opened a Big Mac Museum Restaurant in western Pennsylvania on August 22, 2007, to celebrate the sandwich’s 40th anniversary. The museum houses the world’s largest Big Mac statue, at 14 feet tall and 12 feet wide. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Classical Tube
In 2003, the London Underground piloted playing classical music in tube stations to deter anti-social behavior which resulted in train robberies falling by 33%, verbal assaults on staff dropping 25%, and vandalism decreasing by 37% over an18 month period. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Francesinha
Portugal’s Porto is home to the Francesinha sandwich, which traditionally is made with steak, ham, fresh sausage, dry sausage and is covered in melted cheese and beer sauce. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Francesinha – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Clear Blue Lake
The clearest natural fresh water in the world is within Blue Lake in Nelson, New Zealand. Visibility in the lake is up to 80 meters, meaning the water is considered almost as optically clear as distilled water. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Blue Lake (Tasman) – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Pitcairn Island
Pitcairn island is a small volcanic island in the Pacific that was founded by mutineers from the HMS Bounty in 1789. Today it has a population of ~50. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Pitcairn Islands – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Japanese Pillow Fighting
There’s a national pillow fighting tournament in Japan. The fighters start by pretending to sleep on futons and when the whistle sounds, they spring to their feet and race to get a pillow. A mix between dodgeball and chess, teams throw pillows at each other while protecting the ‘King’. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Japanese compete to qualify in national pillow fighting tournament | Euronews
WTF Fun Fact – West Point’s Goat
The person who graduates last in his class from the United States Military Academy at West Point is called “the goat.” They get ~$1,000 (a dollar from each of their class mates) and join an exclusive club which includes Civil War hero General George Custer. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Curious Tradition of the West Point Goat | The Takeaway | WNYC Studios
WTF Fun Fact – Pink Floyd The Flamingo
Utah’s Great Salt Lake used to be the home of a single flamingo nicknamed Pink Floyd, who escaped from an aviary in Salt Lake City in the late 1980’s and would be seen wintering in Utah socializing with seagulls. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Pink Floyd and the Great Salt Lake — High Country News – Know the West (hcn.org)
WTF Fun Fact – Lake Tahoe’s Petroglyphs & Spirit Cave Man
Lake Tahoe is home to the oldest petroglyphs (nearly 15,000 years old) ever discovered in North America as well as a 9,000-year-old mummy, which is three times as old as the renowned Egyptian mummy King Tut. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Lake Tahoe’s Human History Mystifies, Fascinates, and Inspires|Tahoe Regional Planning Agency — TRPA
WTF Fun Fact – Ouijazilla
“Ouijazilla”, in Salem, MA ,holds the unofficial title of “World’s Largest Ouija Board” at 3,168 square feet and weighing ~9,000 lbs. The planchet itself is 400 lbs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Ouija Look at That: ‘World’s Largest Ouija Board’ Unveiled in Salem, Mass. – NBC Boston
WTF Fun Fact – Skating In The Skillet
There’s a skate park an hour south of Seattle in Wilkeson, Washington which is shaped like bacon and eggs in a frying pan. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Skate Bacon and Eggs
WTF Fun Fact – Icelanders Adopt Costco
A 2018 poll found that over 70% of Icelanders had a Costco membership after a single Costco opened in the country just the year before. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Costco Nation: 71% of Icelanders are members of members only warehouse supermarket | Icelandmag