One-armed tennis player Hans Redl played at Wimbledon from 1947 to 1956. He served by tossing the ball up with his racket.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.pressreader.com/uk/daily-mail/20121016/282638914821007
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WTF Fun Fact – US Airport Numbers
According to the CIA’s 2013 data, the United States has 13,513 airports (recognizable from the air), which is more than the next 10 countries combined. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2053rank.html
WTF Fun Fact – Skywriting
There are only six full-time skywriters, those who use aircraft to expel special smoke during flight in patterns that create readable words from the ground, left in the world. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_in/article/qjd347/there-are-only-six-full-time-skywriters-left-in-the-world
WTF Fun Fact – 3-stars, Wait Nevermind
Rolling Stone magazine originally gave Nirvana’s Nevermind a 3-star rating in 1991. They now give it 5 stars and rank it as the 17th greatest album of all time. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Unusual Volcano Ash
Hawaii allows people to throw their beloved’s ashes into their volcanoes, as long as you pay a $25 permit and do it discretely. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nps.gov/havo/learn/management/scattering-of-ashes.htm
WTF Fun Fact – Ada Lovelace Flyology
Ada Lovelace, considered one of the first computer programmers, wrote a theory of “flyology” on powered flight that accurately documented wing-body ratios to achieve flight. She was 12 years old when she published it. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Cincinnati Subway
Cincinnati, Ohio has a subway system over 2 miles in length that was built in the early 1900’s but never used and has been left abandoned ever since. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Moon And Rain
Researchers from the University of Washington found that when the moon is directly overhead, it’s gravitational pull on the clouds results in less rain. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Blue Energy
Stanford researchers developed a new battery that harnesses “blue energy” from mixing salt and fresh water. Every cubic meter of freshwater that mixes with seawater produces ~.65 kilowatt-hours of energy, enough to power the average house for about 30 minutes. – WTF Fun Facts