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WTF Fun Fact – World Record Crap Roll

September 12, 2021September 12, 2021 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - World Record Crap Roll

In 2009, Patricia Demauro brought $100 to a craps table in Atlantic City. Four hours and 18 minutes later, she had rolled 154 times, a world record for craps rolls. The odds of accomplishing this is 1 in 1.56 trillion. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: http://content.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1901663,00.html

WTF Fun Fact – Irving Gordon’s Reliable 1966 Volvo

July 21, 2021July 21, 2021 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Irving Gordon's Reliable 1966 Volvo

The world record for the highest vehicle mileage on a personal car belongs to the late Irving Gordon and his 1966 Volvo 1800S, which has over 3,200,000 miles on it. The original clutch on the car lasted 450,000 miles. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Remembering the “Three Million Mile Volvo Man” – Wyant Group

WTF Fun Fact – Longest Taxi Journey

May 24, 2021 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Longest Taxi Journey

Three friends set the world record for completing the longest ever journey by taxi. They drove 43,319.5 miles in their 20-year-old black cab named “Hannah.” They drove across four continents and 50 countries generating a fare of £79,006.80.  – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Black cab trio set longest taxi journey world record – BBC News

WTF Fun Fact – A Lot Of Handshakes

December 5, 2020December 5, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - A Lot Of Handshakes

On January 1, 1907 President Theodore Roosevelt shook the hands of over 8,510 people, setting a world record which lasted for over 70 years. It is still the world record for a head of state.–WTF Fun Facts

Source:Most handshakes by a head of state | Guinness World Records

WTF Fun Fact – World’s Largest Doughnut

November 10, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - World's Largest Doughnut

The largest doughnut ever made was an American-style jelly doughnut weighing 3739 lbs. It was 16 ft. in diameter and 16in high in the center. It was made by two bakeries in Utica, New York on January 21, 1993. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2017/6/national-doughnut-day-seven-of-the-treats-sweetest-records-474871

WTF Fun Fact – Jean Boulet

August 22, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Jean Boulet

In 1972, Jean Boulet set the current world record for the highest altitude reached by a helicopter at 40,820 ft. On his descent, the engine flamed out and he was forced to land without power, earning him two additional world records. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Boulet

WTF Fun Fact – Most Selfies

May 31, 2020 by WTF

In 2015, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson captured the world record for the most selfies taken in 3 minutes with 105 snaps at the world premiere of his movie San Andreas. The record is currently at 168. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/dwayne-johnson-breaks-selfie-world-5742378

WTF Fun Fact – Oldest Chocolates

May 8, 2020 by WTF

The world’s oldest uneaten chocolates are over 100 years old. A tin of chocolates from the coronation of King Edward VII from 1902 sits in the St Andrews Preservation Trust Museum. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.thedailymeal.com/cook/oldest-box-chocolates-world

WTF Fun Fact – World’s Largest Gathering

February 28, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Biggest Crowd

The Kumbh Mela (or Grand Pitcher Festival) is a huge Hindu religious festival that takes place in India every 12 years. In 2001, 60 million people attended, breaking the record for the world’s biggest gathering. – WTF Fun Facts

Source:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46834335

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