J.R.R. Tolkien was nominated by fellow author CS Lewis for the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature, but was overlooked because the jury said the quality of his storytelling wasn’t good enough. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jan/05/jrr-tolkien-nobel-prize
There’s a book called ‘Fat Brad The Cookbook’. It is based on all the foods that actor Brad Pitt has eaten in his movies. – WTF Fun Facts
You can download the book here.
Source: http://www.papermag.com/fat-brad-cook-book-brad-pitt-recipes-1987073777.html
Penn & Teller created a video game in 1995 called ‘Desert Bus’. In the game, the player drives an 8-hour bus route in real time between Tucson and Vegas. The scenery never changes from rocks and road signs and once the player reaches the destination, they have to turn around and drive back. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/desert-bus-the-very-worst-video-game-ever-created
A mouse’s sperm is much, much larger than an elephant’s sperm. However, the fruit fly produces the longest sperm known to science. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://gizmodo.com/this-is-why-a-mouses-sperm-is-longer-than-an-elephants-1743378063