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WTF Fun Fact – Harvard Debate Loses

September 16, 2019 by WTF

WTF Fun Fact - Prisoners Win Harvard Debate

In 2015, three inmates from a maximum-security prison beat Harvard’s debate team in a competitive debate arranged by the Bard College Prison Initiative. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2015/10/07/living/harvard-debate-team-loses-to-prison-inmates-feat/index.html

WTF Fun Fact – Bambi Punishment

September 13, 2019September 13, 2019 by WTF

A convicted deer poacher in Missouri has been sentenced to watch Disney movie Bambi once a month for the entirety of his year-long sentence. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46597364

WTF Fun Fact – Escaping Prison

August 5, 2019 by WTF

In certain countries, like Belgium, Austria, Mexico, and Germany, there is no additional time added to one’s sentence for attempting to and escaping prison, because they believe it is human nature to want to escape. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prison_escape

WTF Fun Fact – Ugandan Prison Soccer League

July 24, 2019 by WTF

WTF Fun Fact - Uganda Prison Soccer League(1)

There’s a maximum security prison in Uganda with its own soccer league. They have 10 formal teams, a governing body (the UPSA), and tournaments which feature prizes such as sugar, soap, and goats. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/may/28/the-prison-where-murderers-play-for-manchester-united