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
WTF Fun Fact – Larger Ping Pong Balls
In 2000, the table tennis federation voted to increase the diameter of the ping pong ball from 38mm to 40mm to make it easier to learn and make the sport better for TV. It was the first major change to the sport since 1937. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/tennis/654102.stm
WTF Fun Fact – Ronaldo Saves
Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo refuses to get any tattoos on his body just so he can continue on donating blood. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Potato Farmer Ultramarathoner
In 1983, a 61-year-old potato farmer Cliff Young won the inaugural Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon in overall and work boots. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://elitefeet.com/the-legend-of-cliff-young
WTF Fun Fact – Baseball Trash Talk
Ichiro Suzuki, baseball’s all-time hits leader, learned Spanish just for the purpose of trash talking opponents. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/ichiro-learned-to-speak-spanish-just-so-he-could-talk-trash/
WTF Fun Fact – Boosting Wheelchairs
Wheelchair athletes with spinal injuries would intentionally injure the lower part of their body to increase their blood pressure which would enhance their performance. This practice is called ‘Boosting’ and has been banned by the International Paralympic Committee since 1994. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boosting_(doping)
Fun Fact – Superhuman heart rate
Retired Spanish cyclist Miguel Induráin had a resting heart rate of 28 beats per minute during his career. The normal range for people is 60 – 72 BPM. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_Indur%C3%A1in
Fun Golf Fact – Avoid The Greens And Hit Your Opponent
The rules of golf at St. Andrews in 1812 state that if your ball strikes your adversary or their caddy then they lose the hole. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.ruleshistory.com/rules1812.html#9
Wimbledon tennis power
The average energy expended during the ladies Wimbledon tennis final match adds up to 1.56kWh, which is enough power to keep an iPhone charged for a year. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://cutt.ly/OoqCwy
How to seduce Russian women
The Argentine Football Association published a cultural manual ahead of the 2018 World Cup that included a section on how to seduce Russian women. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2018/05/17/argentina-apologizes-for-world-cup-manual-on-seducing-russian-women-a61475