In 2013, Heineken attempted to feature Rev. CH Bulmer but inadvertently featured Hugh Price Hughes, a prominent Methodist, who spent his life helping alcoholics instead. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-24834955
According to an Australian study, more people are diagnosed with serious heart conditions, including heart attacks, on Mondays than any other day of the week. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.heartfoundation.org.au/news/heart-attacks-more-likely-on-mondays
In 2016, Daisy Belle Ward, who is the oldest living leap year baby, celebrated her 25th birthday on her 100th year of life. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://people.com/celebrity/oldest-leap-day-baby-in-america/
The sale and production of Vodka was banned in Russia between 1914 and 1925. The Tsar issued the decree to assist with mobilization as Russia entered the First World War. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.rbth.com/arts/2014/08/18/when_the_tsar_banned_booze_37603
Archaeologists found a gruesome and shocking discovery in Peru, 100 dead guinea pigs that were sacrificed by the Incan people during the 16th century, adorned with earrings, necklaces, and some wrapped in small rugs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newsweek.com/inca-guinea-pigs-ritual-sacrifice-jewelry-1392942
Kano Jigoro, the father of Judo, asked to be buried in his white belt to be remembered as a learner and not the black belt master that he was. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://randygravitt.com/are-you-wearing-your-white-belt/
In a recent study, researchers found that less than half of 168 modern cultures engaged in romantic kissing. They found societies with distinct social classes are more likely to be kissers than those with fewer or no social classes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.sapiens.org/culture/is-romantic-kissing-a-human-universal/
Maria Paraskeva of Cyprus fulfilled her childhood dream by wearing a lace veil that stretched 22,843 feet and 2.11 inches, or roughly 63.5 football fields which is a new Guinness world record. – WTF Fun Facts
A woman named Marijuana Pepsi, who refused to change her name, earned her Ph.D at age 46 after writing her thesis on “Black names in white classrooms: Teacher behaviors and student perceptions.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://blavity.com/woman-named-marijuana-pepsi-who-refused-to-change-her-name-earns-her-phd-after-completing-dissertation-on-black-names?category1=news