Former Uruguayan President José Mujica spent over 12 years in prison. He escaped and was recaptured twice, and then confined to the bottom of an old, emptied horse-watering trough for more than two years. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/xd5adw/president-chill-jose-pepe-mujica-uruguay-0000323-v21n5
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WTF Fun Fact – NASA’s Juno Mission
NASA cleverly chose the name Juno for it’s Jupiter mission. Jupiter’s moons are named after the god’s many mistresses. The Juno space probe sent to monitor Jupiter is named after his wife. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/juno-jupiter-galileo-sex-joke-2016-7
WTF Fun Fact – The Matrix Sushi Recipes
The Matrix production designer Simon Whiteley confirmed that the green falling code in the Matrix is loads of sushi recipes. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Dubai Firefighters With Jetpacks
Since the streets are often congested, Dubai has equipped some of their firefighters with a jet ski and water “jetpack” combo called the Dolphin which can be deployed from the many waterways. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Goliath Frogs Build Ponds
The aptly named Goliath frog, which can weigh over 6 lbs, use their muscles to lift rocks over half their bodyweight to build small nursery ponds for their spawn. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2019/08/09/africa/goliath-frog-intl-scli-scn/index.html
WTF Fun Fact – Zootopia Makes A Billion
Zootopia is the only movie without a human character to make over $1 billion in worldwide movie theater ticket sales. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=disney2016.htm
WTF Fun Fact – Latin Dirty Words
Latin had ~800 “dirty” words compared to the ~20 we have in modern English. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.simonandsimon.co.uk/blog/the-intricacies-of-swear-words-in-history
WTF Fun Fact – Komodo Dragon Bony Armor
Komodo dragons are protected from attack by an intricate chainmail armor made of tiny bones beneath their skin that develop in adulthood.– WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Uterus Transplant Success
In 2017, a woman who received a uterus transplant from a deceased donor was able to give birth to a healthy baby. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-baby-born-uterus-transplanted-dead.html