Before Japan surrendered to end WW2, the US armed forces ordered 1.5 million Purple Heart medals in anticipation of a difficult land invasion. Roughly 500,000 were left after WW2, and that stock, although refurbished, is still likely being used today. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/purple-heart-stockpile-wwii-medal.html
The 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic medals were the first to include recycled materials, including televisions, circuit boards, keyboards and other cables. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2010/feb/18/winter-olympics-vancouver-recycled-medals
More than 6,000 medals, marking the first year of Pope Francis, had to be recalled after being available for purchase a single day because the name Jesus was misspelled Lesus.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/oct/11/pope-recalls-papal-medal-spelling-error-its-jesus-/
German women were given gold medals for giving birth… – WTF fun facts
