In the 1960’s, Chrysler produced a total of 55 Chrysler Turbine Cars, whose A-831 turbine engine could run on many alternative fuels including: kerosene, jet fuel, peanut oil, soybean oil, furnace oil, and even tequila. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Chrysler Turbine Car – Wikipedia
Pure botulinum toxin (a.k.a Botox) is one of the most poisonous substances in the world. A couple of kilograms is enough to kill every single human on the planet. A kilogram of the toxin is worth an estimated $121 trillion. – WTF Fun Facts
The Walls of Benin City, originally known as Edo and located in present-day Nigeria, were the world’s largest man-made earth structure, and an estimated four times longer than the Great Wall of China. Large portions of the walls were destroyed by the British in 1897. –WTF Fun Facts
Source: Story of cities #5: Benin City, the mighty medieval capital now lost without trace | Cities | The Guardian
Ernestine Shepherd held the record as the oldest female competitive bodybuilder until 2012. Born in 1937, she only began weightlifting at age 56. At age 81, she was still bench pressing 115 lbs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Meet the 81-year-old woman who can bench press 115lb – BBC Three
Venice is supported not by the surface of islets but by millions of wooden piles that are under all of the structures. The piles go down over 30 ft. and are aligned along the perimeter of the buildings. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: VENICE FOUNDATIONS: HOW VENICE WAS BUILT? – Venice by Venetians
In 1969, a drunk Richard Nixon ordered a nuclear strike on North Korea for shooting down a US EC-121 spy plane. Henry Kissinger intervened and made him sober up before deciding how to retaliate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: That time a drunk Richard Nixon tried to nuke North Korea – Business Insider
Researchers found fatal car accidents in the US spike by 6% during the workweek following the “spring forward” to daylight saving time. The study also found that the farther west a person lives in their time zone, the higher their risk of a deadly crash that week. – WTF Fun Facts
On January 1, 1907 President Theodore Roosevelt shook the hands of over 8,510 people, setting a world record which lasted for over 70 years. It is still the world record for a head of state.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Most handshakes by a head of state | Guinness World Records
Research has found that females have nearly 50% more neurons in their olfactory bulbs in their brains which could provide women with a better sense of smell. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Women’s finer sense of smell may be due to more brain cells (medicalnewstoday.com)