The movie term “blockbuster” was originally a military term to describe bombs in WW2 that could destroy an entire city block. Thus, it first entered the American lexicon as a metaphor for something explosive and shocking before becoming associated with movie success. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Schoolboy Hero
Aitzaz Hassan, a 15-years-old, Pakistani schoolboy, who in 2014, when he saw a suicide bomber at the gates to his school, decided to confront the man, while his friends ran inside, detonating the bomb, and saving upwards of 2000 children. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-25663992
Fun Fact Slovakian Airline Cruel Joke
In 2009, a man was arrested in Ireland after Slovakian security placed explosives in his luggage for training purposes and forgot to remove them. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/06/slovakia.ireland.explosives/index.html
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This bomb detector was sold to Iraq and it did nothing at all – WTF fun fact
