In 2009, Australian wallabies were getting into the medicinal opium fields and eating the poppies. They then hopped around while high resulting in crop circles. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8118257.stm
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WTF Fun Fact – Savage CEO
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer had a nursery built for her newborn in her office. This was at about the same time she stopped allowing parents and others to work from home. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Left Wing Only
Professional grade shuttlecocks are made only from the feathers of the left wing of geese. Feathers from the right wing make them spin the wrong way. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.inverse.com/article/19768-2016-rio-olympics-goose-geese-left-wing-badminton-shuttlecock
WTF Fun Fact – Manta Rays & Mirrors
In a recent study, scientists found that manta rays, which have the largest brain of all fish, show signs of recognizing themselves in the mirror and may be self-aware.– WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Mustaches For All
In 1907, French waiters went on strike for the right to have mustaches. In France prior to 1907, mustaches were a symbol of class and stature, while waiters were seen as lower class and therefore not mustache-worthy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/french-mustache-strike
WTF Fun Fact – Iron Man Making Money
Robert Downey Jr. went from being paid $500,000 for playing Iron Man in the first Iron Man movie to making $50 million in the first The Avengers. His pay peaked at $80 million for Avengers: Age of Ultron. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/4-times-robert-downey-jr-043039758.html
WTF Fun Fact – Fake Refugee Camp
Norway sends ~5,000 teens each year to a refugee camp simulation for a day to help give them perspective. Nearly 100,000 teens have gone since the program started. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/norwegians-send-kids-to-fake-refugee-camps-for-les/
WTF Fun Fact – First Labor Strike
The World’s first recorded labor strike was held during the building of the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt. The workers did not get their ration of garlic for the day and stopped working. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.dulcerodrigues.info/historia/uk/historia_first_strike_uk.html
WTF Fun Fact – F-106 Lands Itself
In 1970, an F-106 pilot engaging in mock combat lost control in a dive, ejected, and then the plane righted itself. It continued to fly and landed softly in a snowy field. The F-106 was later recovered with minimal damage and returned to service. – WTF Fun Facts