A four-year-old girl discovered an extremely well preserved 220 million-year-old dinosaur footprint at a beach in Wales. According to a local paleontologist, the creature probably stood about 29.5 inches tall, was about 8 feet long and walked on its two hind feet. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – No OJ But A Jackpot Instead
A New Jersey man bought a $5 bottle of orange juice from Shoprite, which his wife said was too expensive and sent him back to return it. He then decided to buy 2 Powerball lottery tickets with the refund from the OJ and ended up winning the jackpot worth $315.3 million. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Sacred Band of Thebes
The Sacred Band of Thebes was an elite troop of select Theban soldiers, consisting of 150 pairs of male lovers, in the 4th century BC. They were often used as shock troops, crippling the enemy by engaging and killing their best men and leaders in battle. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Hurkle-Durkle
“Hurkle-durkle” is an old Scottish word meaning to lie in bed after it is time to get up and get going. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Mosquito Free Disney World
There are almost no mosquitoes in Disney World even though it is in a swampy area. They have a sophisticated Mosquito Surveillance Program which involves freezing and analyzing bugs as well as “sentinel” chickens whose blood they monitor for disease. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Fascinating Reason Why There Are No Mosquitoes at Disney World | Mental Floss
WTF Fun Fact – Cara Giulietta
Every year, thousands of romantics send letters addressed to Verona, Italy to “Juliet,” which are answered by a team of volunteers from the “Juliet Club.” They even issue an award called the “Cara Giulietta” for the most touching love letter. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/valentines-day-facts
WTF Fun Fact – Sweethearts Conversation Hearts
Sweethearts conversation hearts debuted in 1901 and were made every year up until 2019 when the brand was sold. Before that, the New England Confectionery Company produced ~8 billion Sweethearts per year, all within the six weeks before Valentine’s Day. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Valentine’s Day 2019: No Sweethearts candy conversation hearts – Vox
WTF Fun Fact – Elvis’s Last Prescriptions
Investigators found that during the 7.5 months preceding Elvis’s death on August 16, 1977, he was prescribed at least 8,805 pills, tablets, vials, and injectables. Going back to January 1975, the count was 19,012. The drugs included uppers, downers, and powerful painkillers. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Elvis Presley’s Death — What Really Killed the King? | HuffPost
WTF Fun Fact – Scrabble Pro Demands Strip Search
At the 2011 World Scrabble Championships in Poland, a competitor demanded the official strip search his opponent after a ‘G’ tile went missing. The officials decided against it due to a lack of evidence of cheating. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Strip-Search That Man, ‘Scrabble’ Player Demands : The Two-Way : NPR