After a barroom bet, Thomas Fitzpatrick stole a plane from a New Jersey airport and landed it on a Manhattan street in front of the bar in 1956. He did it again 2 years later when someone refused to believe him. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Viking Signal
In Denmark, there are some traffic signals with small viking figures. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Alexander Piano
In New Zealand, then 16-year-old Adrian Mann built one of the world’s largest grand pianos, which he named the Alexander Piano. It is almost 19 feet long and weighs ~1.2 tons. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/huge-piano-was-built-schoolboy
WTF Fun Fact – Inscriptio Cursus Electronici
Vatican officials tasked with finding Latin words for modern English words have translated the internet to inter rete and emails to inscriptio cursus electronici. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/aug/31/pope-benedict-latin-academy
WTF Fun Fact – Ruperts
Ruperts were dummy paratroopers dropped by Allied forces away from the actual Normandy invasion site on D-Day to try and divert German troops. They were designed to burst into flames on landing to avoid detection. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-40188333
WTF Fun Fact – 10022-SHOE Zip Code
As a result of a 2007 partnership with the USPS, NYC’s Saks Fifth Avenue flagship store’s 8,500 sq.ft. shoe department has its own zip code: 10022-SHOE. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bahia Emerald
The Bahia emerald is a giant emerald from Brazil weighing over 800 lbs and containing 180,000 carats of precious gemstone. It has been at the center of an ownership dispute since 2008 and has an estimated worth of over $300 million. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.gemsociety.org/article/worlds-largest-emeralds/
WTF Fun Fact – Dutch Cuddle Buddy
During coronavirus related lockdown in the Netherlands, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment recommended single people make arrangements with one other person as a cuddle/sex buddy. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fact – Antarctic Lava Lake
There’s a persistent lava lake in Mount Michael, a volcano on Saunders Island in the Antarctic, which has been there since at least 2003. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/65872-rare-lava-lake-antarctica.html