Joseph “Moondyne Joe” Johns escaped prison so often that a special prison was built for him. The jailer was so confident in the new jail he promised to set Joe free if he ever escaped. Joe escaped and was caught 2 years later, but the jailer kept his word and freed him. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Colorado Ghost Towns
Colorado has over 300 ghost towns, which is more than the number of active municipalities today. Many of them are old mining towns or mill towns that were abandoned in the 1890s. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_Colorado
WTF Fun Fact – Manual Chain Mail
Over 12.5 million plastic rings were made in order to fabricate chain mail for the Lord Of The Rings movie. Two crew members linked the rings by hand into suits of armor. By the end, they had worn their fingerprints off of their thumbs and index fingers. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120737/trivia?ref_=tt_ql_2
WTF Fun Fact – Aztec Death Whistle
The Aztec’s created a whistle in the shape of skulls called a death whistle. It produces a horrifying sound but its exact purpose is unknown. Experts think they may have been used during battle or as part of sacrificial ceremonies. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bambi Punishment
A convicted deer poacher in Missouri has been sentenced to watch Disney movie Bambi once a month for the entirety of his year-long sentence. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Snickers The Horse
Mars’ Snickers candy bar is the top selling candy bar in the world with over $2 billion in sales in 2016. It was named after the Mars family’s favorite horse. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://kxrb.com/snickers-the-top-candy-bar-named-after-a-horse/
WTF Fun Fact – Crazy Finnish Ski Soldier
Finnish soldier Aimo Koivunen overdosed on amphetamines while escaping Soviet forces during WWII. After regaining consciousness, he skied more than 250 miles, survived a land mine, and lay in a ditch for a week eating only pine buds and a raw bird. When he was rescued, his heart rate was still over 200 bpm and he weighed only 94 lbs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/high-on-speed-and-delirious.html
WTF Fun Fact – Cooking Oil Fuel
All of McDonald’s delivery trucks in the UK have been running on used cooking oil from their restaurants since 2007. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Woody Allen Typewriter
Woody Allen has only ever used an early 1950’s manual Olympia SM-3 typewriter that he purchased when he was 16. Every script, screenplay, or comedy sketch was written on this one typewriter. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.openculture.com/2013/01/woody_allens_typewriter_scissor_and_stapler.html