History and prehistory are marked by the invention of records. Anything before written record is ‘prehistory’, any records are in ‘history’. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Old School Crowdfunding
In 1987, a man convinced 2.8 million people to send him a penny each for his college education. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1991-05-13-9102120530-story.html
WTF Fun Fact – Porn Star Saves Man
A New York City man was exonerated and released, after being held in jail for transporting child pornography, when porn star Lupe Fuentes flew from Spain to appear at his trial with her ID and passport proving her age. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Crayon Carvings
Californian-based artist Hoang Tran makes intricate crayon carvings of famous characters from pop culture. Each hand-carved sculpture takes several hours to complete. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.lostateminor.com/2014/02/27/interview-crayon-sculptor-hoang-tran/
WTF Fun Fact – Coffee Credit
Disney has credited their coffee guy in 8 of their films, including Zootopia and Frozen. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Buy Your Own Rifle
After initially being declined by the government, Civil War commander John .T Wilder and his soldiers took out personal loans to purchase Spencer repeating rifles at $35 each. The government eventually paid for the rifles to avoid embarrassment. – WTF Fun Facts
Fun Animal Fact – Tiger Salamander
Starting life underwater, in tough times the Rocky Mountain tiger salamander can resort to cannibalism and even seal its gills and grow lungs to live on land. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Shakespeare’s Garden
South African scientists detected traces of Cannabis on pipes found in William Shakespeare’s garden. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://time.com/3990305/william-shakespeare-cannabis-marijuana-high/
WTF Fun Fact – Helium Discovered
Helium (He) is the only element on the periodic table that was not discovered on Earth. It was found when analyzing the sun’s spectrum, hence its name which comes from the Greek god of the sun Helios. – WTF Fun Facts