WTF Fun Fact – Popcorn For Cereal
In the 1800s, popcorn was often eaten as a cereal with milk and sugar. – WTF Fun Facts Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popcorn
History
Weird history facts all gathered right here under our history category. Once you have had your fill of history facts head over to our random fact generator to learn more random factoids!
WTF Fun Fact – ABSCAM FBI Operation
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the FBI formed a fake Arabian company and attempted to bribe members of … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – NYC’s 3700 Year-Old Obelisk
In 1881 an Egyptian obelisk named Cleopatra’s Needle was erected in NYC’s Central Park. The 3700+ year-old obelisk was originally … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Lawns As A Status Symbol
Seventeenth-century English aristocrats planted grass on the most visible parts of their properties so people would know they were wealthy … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Shouting Bomb
In 1957, the US military developed a ‘shouting bomb’. The nine-foot long bomb could address large crowds for nearly 3 … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Black Tom Explosion
On July 30, 1916, German agents set off an explosion in NY Harbor that killed 4 people, destroyed over $400 … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Pyramids of Meroe
Many pyramids were built in the Kingdom of Kush in modern day Sudan. However, an Italian treasure hunter obtained permission … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Not So Toll Free For Fundamentalist Preacher
In 1985, a guy programmed his computer to call fundamentalist preacher Jerry Falwell Sr’s toll free prayer line every 30 … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Waterloo Teeth
After the battle of Waterloo in 1815, scavengers removed the teeth from tens of thousands of dead soldiers for use … Read More & Source