The first television broadcast took place in 1925. It was a done with a grey scale image in a 30-line vertically scanned format, at five pictures per second using a ventriloquist’s dummy nicknamed “Stooky Bill”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird
A study found you are more likely to have nightmares if you sleep on your left side instead of your right. – WTF Fun Facts
The world’s most expensive perfume is Clive Christian No. 1 Passant Guardant. It costs $143,000 for 30ml and comes in a flask studded with 2,000 diamonds. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.lux-review.com/2016-the-world-s-most-expensive-perfume-by-clive-christian/
Blue eyes don’t have blue pigment but are instead blue because they scatter light so that only blue light reflects out, similar to the sky and water. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.aao.org/eye-health/tips-prevention/your-blue-eyes-arent-really-blue
During the Great Depression, Arkansas’s treasurer reported a balance of $4.62 for the entire general revenue fund of the state. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/23/weekinreview/23davey.html
In 1964, a kangaroo got stuck in the elevator at Television Centre during the launch of BBC2. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27033129
In 1969, Astronauts embarking on the Apollo 11 space mission were unable to get life insurance so instead they sent their families autographed & postmarked envelopes. – WTF Fun Facts
Before 1996, travelers were not required to present any form of ID before boarding a plane and a large secondary market for airline tickets existed. It was finally implemented as a knee-jerk response to the TWA flight 800 mystery. – WTF Fun Facts
The ancient Greek word for a person aroused by garlic is Physiggoomai. – WTF Fun Facts