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H.B. Reese, inventor of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, created two nearly identical candy bars. The "Lizzie Bar" was named after his daughter and the "Johnny Bar" was named after his son. The main di...

In 2017, Salvador Dali's body was exhumed 28 years after his death to resolve a paternity claim. Officials noted his mustache was still perfectly intact and in 'its classic 10-past-10 position." – WT...

One of the oldest known books of English poetry, the Exeter Book, which was inscribed in the 10th century, appears to have been used as both a coaster and chopping block at two different points in ti...

The world's oldest potted plant is the Eastern Cape giant cycad (Encephalartos altensteinii) in London's Kew gardens. The plant, which now weighs over a ton and is nearly 13 ft tall, arrived to Kew i...

"Deaf flights" were prescribed by doctors to cure hearing loss in the 1920's and 30's. Stunt pilots would take unsuspecting passengers up in planes and terrify them with loops, barrel rolls, and dive...

The next-in-line effect is the phenomenon of people being unable to recall information concerning events immediately preceding their turn to perform. It may explain why people often forget names of p...

In 2014, retailer Carrefour Romania and local meat producer Aldis helped Romania set the Guinness World record for the longest sausage. The sausage, which was made of raw minced meat, was ~39 miles l...

A monkey was electrocuted as it walked on high tension wires in an Indian railway station, falling unconscious on to the tracks. Another monkey attempted to resuscitate the animal by repeatedly bitin...

Cotard's syndrome (or walking corpse syndrome) is a rare mental disorder in which the affected person holds the delusional belief that they are dead, do not exist, are decaying, or have lost their bl...

The slam dunk was banned in NCAA basketball from 1967 to 1976. The no-dunking rule was referred to as the "Lew Alcindor rule." – WTF Fun Facts Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slam_dunk