In 1981, a California doctor saved the life of a 3.2lb preemie baby boy. 30 years later,that doctor was involved in a car accident with a semi-truck and was saved by that baby, who became a paramedic. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – BTS Economics
The South Korean boy band BTS was responsible for adding $3.6 billion to the local economy and accounted for one in every 13 tourist visits to the country in 2018. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Pulley System
Benjamin Franklin created a pulley system so he could lock and unlock his bedroom door from his bed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://granburytheatrecompany.org/top-10-of-ben-franklins-lesser-known-feats-of-awesomeness/
WTF Fun Fact – Actual Robinson Crusoe
A Scottish sailor named Alexander Selkirk was stranded on a deserted island in 1704, but survived for over 4 years, in part because feral cats protected him from the ravenous rats that attacked during the night. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://stravaganzastravaganza.blogspot.com/2018/08/robinson-crusoe-true-survivor.html?view=classic
WTF Fun Fact – Election Ink
In countries with poor identification document utilization or standardization, electoral ink (aka indelible ink) is used to prevent voter fraud. The silver nitrate in the ink can stain the skin for up to a couple weeks. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election_ink
WTF Fun Fact – One Way Wrong Way
During a feud in 2009, the mayors of two neighboring Parisian suburbs each declared the same street one-way, but in opposite directions – resulting in chaos. The national police were called in to assist. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6127669/Feuding-Paris-mayors-declare-street-one-way-in-opposite-directions.html
WTF Fun Fact – Pop Up Ads
Ethan Zuckerman, inventor of the pop-up ad, has apologized to the world for creating one of the Internet’s most hated forms of advertising. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jaymcgregor/2014/08/15/the-man-who-invented-pop-up-ads-says-im-sorry/#3fe6dfbb4ebe
WTF Fun Fact – Reef Protector
The Australian Great Barrier Reef is under attack by venomous sea stars known as crown-of-thorns starfish. Scientists created a robot called RangerBot to shoot them with bile. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.hakaimagazine.com/news/rangerbot-programmed-to-kill/
WTF Fun Fact – Captain Kirk Killer
Michael Myers, the killer from the Halloween movie franchise, wore a Captain Kirk mask spray painted white. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.startrek.com/article/was-michael-myers-halloween-mask-william-shatners-face