The specially created NASA Space Pen is used instead of a simple pencil because the graphite contained in pencils is conductive and can cause short circuits and potentially fires. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Twister Or Pretzel
The party game of Twister was originally called Pretzel, but Milton Bradley changed the name in 1965 due to trademark issues. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Harvard Debate Loses
In 2015, three inmates from a maximum-security prison beat Harvard’s debate team in a competitive debate arranged by the Bard College Prison Initiative. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Wild Wallabies In Paris
There are ~150 wallabies living in the forest of Rambouillet near Paris, France. They are descendants of several wallabies that escaped from the local zoo in the 1970’s. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bell Breeds Sheep
Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone, was also fascinated with breeding sheep with extra nipples after he purchased some land that came with a flock of sheep. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.producer.com/1997/10/telephone-inventor-researched-sheep-teats/
WTF Fun Fact – Viking Crystal
High quality lenses made of rock-crystal were found among Viking artifacts. They are so well-made that they could be used in a telescope. They were crafted nearly 1,000 years ago. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/702478.stm
WTF Fun Fact – Why a Wookie?
Peter Mayhew had the option to play either Chewbacca or Darth Vader when they were casting Star Wars. He wanted to be a hero and chose to play the 200-year-old hairy, yelling, Wookie. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-48147012
WTF Fun Fact – Blood Qur’an
Saddam Hussein commissioned a calligrapher to write a copy of the Qur’an using vials of Saddam’s blood. It took over two years and is known as the Blood Qur’an. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/dec/19/saddam-legacy-quran-iraqi-government
WTF Fun Fact – Moondyne Joe
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