In Lopburi, Thailand, on the last Sunday of November, the annual Monkey Buffet Festival is held which provides food and drink to more than 2000 local monkeys, thanking them for drawing tourists to the town.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: Monkey Buffet Festival – Gastro Obscura (atlasobscura.com)
Michigan State University and Stanford University scientists have created a “Trojan Horse” nanoparticle that eats away portions of plaques that cause heart attacks. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Nanoparticle eats away plaque that causes heart attacks (futuretimeline.net)
Salvador Dali made a painting for the prisoners at Rikers Island in NYC that hung in the prisoner dining room for 15 years and was later moved to the lobby. In 2003, the painting was stolen by a group of prison guards and has never been recovered. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Salvador Dalí Painting That Was Stolen from Rikers Remains Lost – InsideHook
El Colacho is a traditional Spanish festival dating back to 1620. It takes place annually to celebrate the Catholic feast of Corpus Christi in Castrillo de Murcia. Men dressed as the Devil in red and yellow suits jump over babies who lie on mattresses in the street. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Baby jumping – Wikipedia
In 1995, France found Dr. Dieter Krombach guilty of killing his stepdaughter, but he was able to avoid jail by hiding out in Germany. In 2009, the victim’s real father organized a kidnapping and dumped Krombach bound and gagged in front of a French courthouse. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Kidnapped German doctor’s trial in French girl’s killing begins – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
The Bank of England issues high-value notes known as Giants (£1 million) and Titans (£100 million). – WTF Fun Facts
In “The Wizard Of Oz” movie, the Tin Man cried chocolate syrup instead of actual machine oil as the oil didn’t photograph well. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: ‘Wizard of Oz’ trivia quiz celebrates film’s 75th anniversary (today.com)
During the 1967 Super Bowl I halftime show, there wasn’t a performance by a musician but rather two men flying around with rocket belts (a.k.a jetpacks). The spectacle was witnessed by the 60,000 in attendance and 50 million more watching at home. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Super Bowl’s Love Affair With Jetpacks | History | Smithsonian Magazine
A $300,000 diamond was lost after an F1 car crash in 2004. The diamond was attached to the nose of a Jaguar car driven by Christian Klien to help promote the “Ocean’s 12” movie. He crashed after 1 lap. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Insane Story Of How A $430,000 Diamond Went Missing Forever At The Monaco GP – GQ