When Milton Bradley Company introduced Twister in 1966 as a game of physical skill, it was denounced by their competitors as ‘sex in a box’. It is one of the first games where human bodies are used as playing pieces. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_(game)
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WTF Fun Fact – Venomous Platypus
The otherwise adorable duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a venomous spur on its hind legs. The spur is only on the males and is non-lethal to humans but can be extremely painful. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://poisonousnature.biodiversityexhibition.com/en/card/duck-billed-platypus
WTF Fun Fact – Mini Washington Monument
There’s a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument concealed under a manhole on the grounds of the monument. Its used as a surveying tool, which is typically a simple metal rod, but because of its location this special version was installed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/washington-mini-monument
WTF Fun Fact – Wombats Poop Cubes
Wombats poop comes out in cubes. Researchers found that it takes this shape in the last 8 percent of their intestinal tract. This final section of the wombat’s entrails has walls that apply pressure to their feces which forms it into cubes. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Rock’s Family Dynasty
Dwayne Johnson is the first ever third-generation professional wrestler. Additionally, both his grandfather and father had ties to the Anoa’i family, a large family of wrestlers known as the Samoan Dynasty. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Skatey McSkateface Skate Park
A new skate park in England will be called “The Skatey McSkateface” after a public vote on social media. The name amassed more votes than the second and third place names combined. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Missing Broken Arrows
Since 1950, there have been 32 US nuclear weapon accidents, known as “Broken Arrows.” As many as six have been lost and unaccounted for. The former USSR has lost 41 with an unknown amount of them recovered. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/list-of-broken-arrow-nuclear-accidents-2013-5
WTF Fun Fact – April Fools Volcano Prank
Oliver “Porky” Bickar was so dedicated to April fools pranks that he flew hundreds of tires into Mt. Edgecumbe, a dormant volcano near Sitka, Alaska, and set them on fire. He fooled both the locals and Coast Guard into thinking the volcano was active. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Kermit The Lizard?
Kermit the Frog originally started out on the show Sam and Friends in 1955 as a lizard-like creature made from an old turquoise coat belonging to Jim Henson’s mom and a couple of ping pong balls for eyes.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://gothamist.com/2011/04/19/kermit_the_lizard.php