Blockbuster had the chance to buy Netflix for US$50 million in 2000 but turned it down to go into business with Enron. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Drink Drive Law
Mississippi is the only state that allows you to drink alcohol while driving, so long as your blood alcohol content level stays below the legal limit. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theawl.com/2016/04/riding-in-cars-with-beers/
WTF Fun Fact – Tentacle With Mind Of Its Own
Octopuses have many neurons in their tentacles such that a severed tentacle can continue reacting to stimuli even after they are no longer connected to the main brain. If you put food near a severed tentacle it will even try to feed it to a mouth that’s not there. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/severed-octopus-arms-have-a-mind-of-their-own-2403303/
WTF Fun Fact – Persian Decision Making
If the Ancient Persians decided something while drunk, they had a rule to reconsider it when sober. If they made a decision sober, they would reconsider it while drunk. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Square Beer Bottle
After visiting the Caribbean and seeing beer bottles littered all over the beaches in 1963, Alfred Heineken created a square beer bottle that could double as a brick to build homes in impoverished countries. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/when-heineken-bottles-were-square-62138490/
WTF Fun Fact – Millions Of Miles
In 2015, a Chinese billionaire bought a US$170 million painting by with his credit card so he could use the points for free airfare. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mercurynews.com/2015/11/23/family-will-fly-free-for-life-after-170m-purchase-on-american-express-black-card/
WTF Fun Fact – Follow That Car
A swarm of 20,000 bees once followed a car for two days because their queen was trapped inside the car. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.treehugger.com/animals/swarm-bees-follow-car-2-days-rescue-queen-trapped-trunk.html
WTF Fun Fact – Credit Card Scam
In 2008, Dmitry Agarkov scanned in a credit card agreement he had received with much higher interest rates than advertised and changed all the terms to show 0% interest and no fees. The bank unknowingly signed and approved it and a judge later upheld the contract. – WTF fun facts
Source: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2013/08/14/man-who-outwitted-bank-ends-700k-lawsuit-a26770
Fun Animal Fact – Sea Otter Pouch
Sea otters have loose skin across their chest which creates a pouch for them to store rocks and food. They use the rocks to help them crack open shellfish and clams. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://medium.com/center-for-biological-diversity/5-animals-with-pockets-d05c31cb6aa7