One-armed tennis player Hans Redl played at Wimbledon from 1947 to 1956. He served by tossing the ball up with his racket.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail/20121016/282638914821007
Sports
WTF Fun Fact – Norway National Soccer Team Undefeated
The Norway national soccer team is the only national team that has never lost a match against Brazil. Moreover, Norway has won two matches against Brazil and tied two. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_national_football_team
WTF Fun Fact – Jordan’s Nike Contract
Nike had a clause in Michael Jordan’s record rookie contract: be rookie of the year, average 20 ppg, be an all star, or sell $4 mill worth shoes in a year. Jordan became rookie of the year, scored 28.2 ppg, named all star, and Nike sold $100 mill of shoes in 1984-85. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/dollars/post/_/id/2918/how-nike-landed-michael-jordan
WTF Fun Fact – Penny Farthings
Old-time ‘high-wheeler’ bicycles were also known as ‘penny farthings’, because people thought they looked like the largest (penny) and smallest (farthing) English coins of the day rolling along one after the other. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://curiosity.com/topics/why-did-old-timey-bikes-have-one-giant-wheel-curiosity/
WTF Fun Fact – Zerão Stadium
Estádio Milton Corrêa, or Zerão, is a multi-purpose stadium in Northern Brazil situated near the equator or zero degrees latitude and thus has one end in the Northern hemisphere and the other in the Southern. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zer%C3%A3o
WTF Fun Fact – The Skatey McSkateface Skate Park
A new skate park in England will be called “The Skatey McSkateface” after a public vote on social media. The name amassed more votes than the second and third place names combined. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Fosbury Flop
The modern high jump technique was created by Dick Fosbury and was dubbed the Fosbury Flop. Prior to the 1968 Olympics, the landing area was sand or low mats so jumpers needed to land on their feet or otherwise very carefully. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Wimbledon For Amateurs
The first Wimbledon tennis tournament held on July 9, 1877 was only for amateurs. It was hosted by the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.history.co.uk/this-day-in-history/09-july/first-wimbledon-tournament-begins
WTF Fun Fact – Diehard Fan
A Cleveland Browns football fan obituary requested six Cleveland Browns pallbearers at his funeral so “the Browns could let him down one last time”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.espn.in/nfl/story/_/id/9459655/cleveland-browns-fan-takes-last-shot-team-obituary