Vienna is famous for its horse-drawn taxis, called Fiakers. Normally worked by family-run organizations, they go back to 1693 and are an iconic piece of the city’s rich heritage. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.virtualvienna.net/the-fiaker-a-taxi-with-tradition/
Cauliflowers can grow so fast that you can actually hear them growing. The “cauliflower creak” is a distinctive squeaking noise caused by the vegetable growing at a sudden rate, forcing its florets to push against one another. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/53j4p8/listen-out-for-squeaking-cauliflower-this-weekend
In 2014, 17-year-old Wang Shangkun of China sold his kidney on the black market and bought an iPhone 4 and iPad 2. Five years later he is now bedridden for life after his remaining organ failed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/broke-teen-who-sold-kidney-for-an-iphone-now-bedridden-for-life
It took a team of ~600 animators over 3 Million hours in total to make Disney’s Frozen. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://screencrush.com/frozen-you-think-you-know-movies/
The oleander is the official flower of the city of Hiroshima because it was the first to bloom again after the explosion of the atomic bomb in 1945.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://hiroshimajapanhistory.weebly.com/interesting-facts.html
Braille was originally known as “night writing” and invented in the early 1800’s by Charles Barbier of Napoleon’s French Army after soldiers were being killed because they used lamps after dark to read combat messages. An 11-year-old Louis Braille later simplified it into what we use today. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://brailleworks.com/braille-resources/history-of-braille/
The black heron uses a hunting method called canopy feeding, where it creates a canopy with its wings generating shade. The shade attracts fish and makes them easy prey. – WTF Fun Facts
Canada only gained full independence from the United Kingdom in 1982. The Canada Act 1982 is an act of the Parliament of the UK which “patriated” Canada’s constitution, ending the power of the British Parliament to amend the Constitution of Canada. – WTF Fun Facts
Speedy Gonzales has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez who is the slowest mouse in all of Mexico. He appeared in only two cartoon episodes. Since he cannot move fast enough to defend himself, he carries a gun for protection. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Slowpoke_Rodriguez