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Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are able to fly across the Gulf of Mexico, ~500 miles, in one 20-hour non-stop flight. This flight requires more calories than the bird's weight of ~3g, so they prepare by ...

Prior to the 1800's and before coffee became widely available, the popular breakfast drink was beer. This was because plain water was usually contaminated, and coffee and tea were not widely availabl...

Roller coasters were invented to distract Americans from sin. In the 1880's businessman LaMarcus Thompson didn't like people going to brothels and drinking, so he invented the rollercoaster to try an...

In 2006, prisoner Richard Lee McNair got himself a job in prison repairing mail bags. He created a "pod" that fit under the mail bags on a pallet and a forklift transported him out of the prison. A p...

Waverly Woodson was a medic who treated at least 200 injured men on D-Day while injured himself. Despite sustaining shrapnel injuries himself while landing, he set up an aid station and treated wound...

There is a lake in Estonia named Lake Peipsi. In 2003 the soda company PepsiCo tried to pay them $25 million dollars to change the spelling to Lake Pepsi, but they turned them down. – WTF Fun Facts ...

The 3 Musketeers candy bar got its name because each bar originally came as three pieces, each with a different flavor: vanilla, strawberry, and chocolate. – WTF Fun Facts Source: 3 Musketeers (ch...

The base of Worcestershire sauce is made by aging anchovies in vinegar-filled wooden tanks for 18 months. The fermentation releases inosinate, a nucleotide that gives it a savory taste. – WTF Fun Fac...

Majority of the people Christopher Walken interacted with as a child were non-native English speakers, including his father. Walken attributes his unique halting speaking style to watching people hes...

In 2009, Patricia Demauro brought $100 to a craps table in Atlantic City. Four hours and 18 minutes later, she had rolled 154 times, a world record for craps rolls. The odds of accomplishing this is ...