One in four people have a hole in their heart called a Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO), which has been their since they were newborns. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/congenital-heart-defects/about-congenital-heart-defects/patent-foramen-ovale-pfo
Google’s parent company Alphabet Inc.’s web address is abc.xyz. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: abc.xyz
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
Pavarotti holds the record for curtain calls doing 165 after a performance of the Donizetti opera “L’elisir d’amore“ at the Deutsche Oper Berlin in 1988. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://oddpavarottiblog.wordpress.com/2012/08/19/pavarotti-in-berlin-5/
The Australian Rainbow Lorikeet routinely gets drunk on the fermented crimson flower nectar from the Weeping Boer-bean tree and make loud noises during spring and summer. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/australia/typical-aussie-bird-likes-the-piss.aspx
Pop star Madonna at one point worked at Dunkin’ Donuts but was fired for squirting the customers with jam. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.shape.com/celebrities/celebrity-photos/15-celebs-surprising-jobs-they-were-famous
Dalmations are the official firehouse dog because in the 18th century they would run alongside horse-drawn “fire engines” and prevent other dogs or animals from spooking the horses. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/33293-dalmatians-official-firehouse-dogs.html
Father’s Day is historically the busiest day for collect-calls, while Mother’s day is the busiest day for regular phone calls. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2005-06-13/fathers-unspectacular-day+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
Aretha Franklin always insisted on being paid upfront and in cash before performances. She’d keep the cash with her security team or occasionally in her purse which she brought on stage. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2016/04/04/aretha-franklins-american-soul