Since 1936, Zundert, Netherlands has hosted the Corso Zundert, a parade to celebrate the region’s famous dahlia flowers. The parade floats themselves are designed and created with thousands of dahlia flowers. – WTF Fun Facts
Places
WTF Fun Fact – Disneyland’s Black Sunday
Disneyland had a disastrous opening day on July 17, 1955. Asphalt poured that morning melted in the 101 °F weather, over half the attendee’s got in with counterfeit tickets, a plumbers’ strike forced Walt to choose running toilets over drinking water fountains, vendors ran out of food, rides were hijacked, etc. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ambulance With A Doctor
The French philosophy on emergency medical care is to provide a higher level of care at the scene of the incident, and so every SMUR ambulance is staffed with a doctor. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_medical_services_in_France
WTF Fun Fact – The Heat Under Antarctica
Scientists have found intense geothermal heat seeping up from Earth’s interior under Antarctica. The heat production there is nearly four times the global average and is warmer than 99% of the measurements taken around the rest of the world. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Dubbed The D’oh!
Homer Simpson’s famous “D’oh!” gets dubbed to “Nein!” in German, “Oi!” in Spain, and the Czech-dubbed version is usually changed to “Ou!” or “Sakra!” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Sunscreen Ban
In January 2020, Palau became the first country to impose a widespread ban on sunscreen in an effort to protect its vulnerable coral reefs. Hawaii is imposing a similar ban starting in 2021. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Trader Joe’s Hidden Secret
Trader Joe’s hides a stuffed animal in the majority of their stores and if your child finds it they get a special prize. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thekitchn.com/trader-joes-reddit-tip-hidden-stuffed-animal-257478
WTF Fun Fact – The Real Never Never Land
Never Never Land was a name used to describe parts of the vast, remote area of the Australian outback. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Never_Never_(Australian_outback)
WTF Fun Fact – Finland Driving Test
Finland has some of the strictest driving regulations in the world. They require a minimum of 30 hours of practical instruction, and learners must take a driving test in both the summer and the winter. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.agradedrivingschool.com.au/news/difficult-driving-test-world/
WTF Fun Fact – Doggerland
The land which connected Britain to continental Europe is called Doggerland. It was flooded by rising sea levels around 6500–6200 BC. It was given this name in the 1990s, after the Dogger Bank, which in turn was named after the 17th century Dutch fishing boats called doggers. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Narnia Is A Real Place
Narnia was an actual place in Italy but it is now known as Narni. C.S. Lewis saw the name on an early 20th century atlas and included it in his book series. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narni#Narnia_and_C._S._Lewis
WTF Fun Fact – National Anthem Sign Off
In the USA, before TV was on 24 hours, there was a nightly sign off where the Star-Spangled Banner was played while some American imagery such as the American flag was shown before the TV cut to static. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/30/arts/television/national-anthem-tv.html
WTF Fun Fact – Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
Since 1998, 46 states have entered into the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement with big tobacco, where they are given payments based on the sales of cigarettes. As non-participating manufacturers (i.e. e-liquids) enter the market, the states have begun to lose hundreds of millions of dollars. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_Master_Settlement_Agreement
WTF Fun Fact- Visa-Free Zone
Svalbard, a Norwegian archipelago with a population of 3,000, is the only visa-free zone in the world, meaning that anyone may live and work there indefinitely regardless of country of citizenship. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visa_policy_of_Svalbard
WTF Fun Fact – Fiakers
Vienna is famous for its horse-drawn taxis, called Fiakers. Normally worked by family-run organizations, they go back to 1693 and are an iconic piece of the city’s rich heritage. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.virtualvienna.net/the-fiaker-a-taxi-with-tradition/
WTF Fun Fact – Official Flower Of Hiroshima
The oleander is the official flower of the city of Hiroshima because it was the first to bloom again after the explosion of the atomic bomb in 1945.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://hiroshimajapanhistory.weebly.com/interesting-facts.html
WTF Fun Fact – Canada Finally Independent In 1982
Canada only gained full independence from the United Kingdom in 1982. The Canada Act 1982 is an act of the Parliament of the UK which “patriated” Canada’s constitution, ending the power of the British Parliament to amend the Constitution of Canada. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Chuck E. Cheese vs. Showbiz Pizza
After years of competition between Chuck E. Cheese and Showbiz Pizza Place, Chuck E. Cheese went bankrupt in 1984 and was bought by Showbiz Pizza. Showbiz Pizza then proceeded to rebrand all their locations as Chuck E. Cheese. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ShowBiz_Pizza_Place#ShowBiz_Pizza_Time,_Inc.