The Moscow mule drink was created by John Martin who couldn’t sell his vodka, Jack Morgan couldn’t sell his ginger beer, and a mystery lady that had too many copper mugs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.copper.org/consumers/arts/2007/august/Moscow_Mule.html
The Nilotic peoples Nuer, Dinka, and Atuot of South Sudan occasionally sacrifice a cucumber instead of an ox. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://brill.com/previewpdf/journals/jra/22/1/article-p47_4.xml
Over 960 bamboo slips from the Han Dynasty (206 BC – AD 25) were found with more than 25,000 characters detailing basic theories of traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture, prescription, as well as a book on law. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/12/c_138625839.htm
Nike had a clause in Michael Jordan’s record rookie contract: be rookie of the year, average 20 ppg, be an all star, or sell $4 mill worth shoes in a year. Jordan became rookie of the year, scored 28.2 ppg, named all star, and Nike sold $100 mill of shoes in 1984-85. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.espn.com/blog/playbook/dollars/post/_/id/2918/how-nike-landed-michael-jordan
In the 1920’s, Hugo Gernsback invented The Isolator which was a helmet aimed to improve concentration by blocking out noise and narrowing the users field of view. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2015/12/22/the-isolator-an-invention-from-1925-designed-to-improve-work-productivity/
Violets can be smelled for only a few moments at a time because they get their scent from ionine which shuts the smell receptors off after simulating them. After a few breaths the scent pops up again. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12643663
Milton Hershey didn’t have any children so he opened an orphanage school and left his entire fortune including majority ownership of Hershey Chocolate Company in a trust for the school. 70% of the company is still owned by Milton Hershey School. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milton_S._Hershey
The wingless midge (or small fly) Belgica Antarctica is the largest land animal permanently living in Antarctica is only .24 inches long. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://onlyfunfacts.com/fun-facts/facts-about-antarctica/
The beautiful Yunhe rice terraced fields in Zhejiang province are the largest terraced fields in Eastern China. They are situated at an altitude between 200 to 1,400 meters and have been feeding locals for over 1000 years. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://en.tourzj.com/things-to-do/yunhe-rice-terraces