In 1907, French waiters went on strike for the right to have mustaches. In France prior to 1907, mustaches were a symbol of class and stature, while waiters were seen as lower class and therefore not mustache-worthy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/french-mustache-strike
Robert Downey Jr. went from being paid $500,000 for playing Iron Man in the first Iron Man movie to making $50 million in the first The Avengers. His pay peaked at $80 million for Avengers: Age of Ultron. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-times-robert-downey-jr-043039758.html
Norway sends ~5,000 teens each year to a refugee camp simulation for a day to help give them perspective. Nearly 100,000 teens have gone since the program started. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/norwegians-send-kids-to-fake-refugee-camps-for-les/
The World’s first recorded labor strike was held during the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. The workers did not get their ration of garlic for the day and stopped working. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.dulcerodrigues.info/historia/uk/historia_first_strike_uk.html
In 1970, an F-106 pilot engaging in mock combat lost control in a dive, ejected, and then the plane righted itself. It continued to fly and landed softly in a snowy field. The F-106 was later recovered with minimal damage and returned to service. – WTF Fun Facts
During the 7th century B.C., ancient Roman ‘vestal virgins’ were required to keep their hymens intact as proof of virginity until age 30 or they would be buried alive.– WTF Fun Facts
The US was a signator of the Partial Test Ban Treaty, which prohibited all nuclear testing in the atmosphere, underwater and in outer space. However, in 1964 they conducted two underground nuclear tests in Mississippi which caused the earth to rise and roil in waves. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://mashable.com/2016/11/06/mississippi-nuclear-test
In WW2, there was a secret 1100-man US Army unit dubbed the ‘Ghost Army’, which was made up of artists, creatives & engineers. Their job was to create deceptions – from inflatable tanks to scripted bar conversations, their work led to big Allied wins. – WTF Fun Facts
In 2011, a monkey was arrested in Pakistan for crossing the border from India. The monkey was taken to Bahawalpur Zoo, where officials named him Bobby. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16154163