Before Japan surrendered to end WW2, the US armed forces ordered 1.5 million Purple Heart medals in anticipation of a difficult land invasion. Roughly 500,000 were left after WW2, and that stock, although refurbished, is still likely being used today. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.warhistoryonline.com/instant-articles/purple-heart-stockpile-wwii-medal.html
Starting around the 18th century, mummies could be bought from street vendors for use as the main event for parties and gatherings. The elites would hold “mummy unwrapping parties,” which were exactly as the name implied. – WTF Fun Facts
Michel “Monsieur Mangetout” Lotito could eat glass, metal, rubber and more. The Frenchman once consumed an entire Cessna 150 airplane over a two year period. He ate an estimated nine tons of metal between 1959 and 1997. – WTF Fun Facts
The Bank of England’s vaults can hold up to 400,000 bars of gold, making it the second largest in the world. However, they only own two gold bars and store the rest for the treasury. – WTF Fun Facts
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The Vaquita porpoise is the world’s most endangered marine mammal and also the smallest porpoise. There are only ~10 left in the world. – WTF Fun Facts
Seattle-based company J&D’s Foods sells condoms that taste like bacon. They had previously sold bacon flavored lubricant as an April fool’s day promotion. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/company-releases-new-bacon-flavored-condoms
Swedish bakery Bake My Day earned a Guinness World Record by baking a semla bun weighing in at 661 lbs. The semla bun contains 286 lbs of cream and 66 lbs of almond cream. – WTF Fun Facts
In 1932, Winston Churchill agreed to have tea with Adolf Hitler at the Regina hotel in Munich. However, he was stood up and then stood up again for the re-scheduled meeting the next day. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/10/film-churchill-hitler-tea-winston-nazi
In 2013, a Kestrel was captured with a tracking tag in Turkey and X-rayed on suspicion of being an Israeli spy, but was later released after officials concluded it was not a spy for Mossad. – WTF Fun Facts