There’s only one McDonald’s in the world with turquoise arches. In 1993, local government officials in Sedona, Arizona, thought the yellow would clash with the natural red rock surrounding the city. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Why This Arizona McDonald’s Uses Turquoise Instead of Golden Arches | Reader’s Digest (rd.com)
For one day in August 1998 and another in October 2018, Topeka, Kansas, renamed itself “ToPikachu” to mark the release of different Pokémon games. – WTF un Facts
Researchers have found 16 species of “ultra-black” fish in the depths of the ocean. The darkest fish reflected between 0.044% and 0.051% of light. Normal black paper reflects 10% of light or 200x more than these fish which use their blackness as camouflage. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Meet the ‘ultra-black’ fish of the ocean’s depths (nbcnews.com)
The microwave was invented after Dr. Percy Spencer realized a chocolate bar melted in his pocket while working with microwave energy for a radar system during WWII. –WTF Fun Facts
Mountain goats are not actually goats but belong to the family “Bovidae” which includes antelopes, gazelles, and cattle. They are more properly known as goat-antelopes. – WTF Fun Facts
Jim Jablon spent $80,000 to commission the GatorBike. It was made by Swedish leather expert Benny Ohrman, who spent a year perfecting its scaly contours. The skin is detachable, but the gator head is fixed permanently into the handlebars with the speedometer implanted into the back of the skull. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The $80,000 customized GatorBike sports skin and skull of a real alligator : Luxurylaunches
Scientists believe that Saturn’s moon Titan has at least one 5,000 ft tall volcano that erupts ice, known as a cryovolcano. – WTF Fun Facts
Istanbul is the only city that is on two continents. The city straddles the Bosphorus strait, and lies in both Europe and Asia. It is also the most populated city in Europe. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Istanbul – Wikipedia
While on a cigarette break, airport baggage handler John Smeaton confronted and kicked an attempted suicide bomber in the groin during the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack. He would later be awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal. – WTF Fun Facts