In 1960, Col. Joseph Kittinger set the then world record for the highest skydive at just over 19 miles. During free fall, he reached a speed of 614 mph, nearly the speed of sound. His record was finally broken by his mentee in 2012 – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger
The Kumbh Mela (or Grand Pitcher Festival) is a huge Hindu religious festival that takes place in India every 12 years. In 2001, 60 million people attended, breaking the record for the world’s biggest gathering. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46834335
Blue M&Ms didn’t exist until 1995, when a poll was held to replace the tan color M&M that was deemed redundant because of the brown M&M. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://phys.org/news/2013-09-mantis-shrimp-world-eyesbut.html
The first woman appearing on a US postage stamp was Queen Isabella of Spain, honoring her patronage of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_on_US_stamps
The Mexican Constitution of 1917 was the first document in history that said every person has the right to an education. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Mexico#Article_1
A man once sued a dry cleaner store for $67 million over a late return of a pair of $1000 pants. He reduced it to $45 million in court. The case was thrown out multiple times and the man, a judge himself, lost his job for a lack of “judicial temperament.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_v._Chung
75% of the earth’s population, an estimated 4 billion people, who have no address for mailing purposes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://qz.com/705273/mongolia-is-changing-all-its-addresses-to-three-word-phrases/
The highest crime rate per capita of any city in the world is at Vatican City where an average of 600 crimes (primarily petty theft) are committed per year, despite only having 800 residents. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Vatican_City
Ronald Reagan enjoyed the White House’s squirrel population so much that on his last day in office he left a sign for them warning them to beware of George H.W. Bush’s dog. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/11/politics/remarks-by-former-president-george-hw-bush.html