Around New Year and before Lent, those in Bulgarian kukeri costumes walk and dance through villages to scare away evil spirits with their costumes and the sound of their bells. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kukeri
There are no bridges over the Amazon river despite it being the second longest river in the world. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cntraveler.com/story/why-the-amazon-river-cant-be-crossed-by-bridge
The popular idiom “over and out” from TV and movies makes no sense in actual radio communications because “over” means you want a reply and “out” means you do not expect a reply. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/over_and_out
Christopher Langan, one of the smartest people in the world according to his IQ test results, spent 20 years as a bouncer on Long Island while he worked on his Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Langan
The tongue is a unique organ exhibiting many static and dynamic characteristics which differ considerably between individuals. Tongue prints are as unique as fingerprints. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5210096/
There are more than 7500 tomato varieties grown around the world. Over 175 million tonnes are produced globally each year with China producing the most of any country at ~32% of total worldwide tomatoes grown. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato
Snoopy used the phrase ‘Cowabunga!’ in the 1950’s, long before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles used it as their catchphrase in the 1980’s. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.comixology.com/Snoopy-Cowabunga/digital-comic/47154
Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t allowed to dub his own role in Terminator to German, as his accent is considered very rural by German/Austrian standards and it would be too ridiculous to have a death machine from the future sound like a hillbilly. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/celebrities-speak-languages/
The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes and some 500 casualties. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zanzibar_War