In 1964, a kangaroo got stuck in the elevator at Television Centre during the launch of BBC2. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27033129
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WTF Fun Fact – Astronaut Insurance
In 1969, Astronauts embarking on the Apollo 11 space mission were unable to get life insurance so instead they sent their families autographed & postmarked envelopes. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Plane ID Requirements
Before 1996, travelers were not required to present any form of ID before boarding a plane and a large secondary market for airline tickets existed. It was finally implemented as a knee-jerk response to the TWA flight 800 mystery. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Physiggoomai
The ancient Greek word for a person aroused by garlic is Physiggoomai. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Largest Serving Of Fried Chicken
The world’s largest serving of fried chicken totaling 3,675 pounds was prepared by 18 vendors at a food festival in Japan for a new Guinness World Record. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2019/09/16/Japanese-festival-cooks-up-worlds-largest-serving-of-fried-chicken/7141568650844/?sl=11
WTF Fun Fact – Racial Equality Treaty
Japan proposed an amendment to the Treaty of Versailles to abolish all racial discrimination. The US and Australia were the only opposition to it and so it was not included. As a compromise, Japan received a number of Pacific islands instead. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racial_Equality_Proposal
WTF Fun Fact – Ancient Murrelet
The ancient murrelet is the only bird known to migrate across the entire North Pacific. Many migrate 5,000 miles from Canada to winter near Japan and China, even though the climate is nearly identical. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Solve The Rubik’s Cube
An international team of scientists and Google engineers have discovered that the Rubik’s cube puzzle can always be solved in 20 moves or less. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Anthropology & Earwax
Anthropologists can partly determine the ancestral routes of different people and how those ancestors got to where their descendants now live by examining earwax. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/29620/determining-migratory-patterns-early-humans-%E2%80%94-earwax