Nicholas Cage proposed to Patricia Arquette on the day they met. She jokingly requested a list of impossible things to ‘win her’, such as J.D. Salinger’s autograph. She got spooked when he started acquiring many of the items and avoided him. They met again years later and went on to marry. – WTF Fun Facts
Weird
This is our weird but true facts category. These may be a little odd and a little strange, but they are all most definitely true facts! If you are looking for weird fun facts then start scrolling!
WTF Fun Fact – Allicin
If you rub fresh garlic on the soles of your feet, about an hour later you can actually taste the garlic. This is because the molecule that causes garlic’s smell, allicin, is small enough to penetrate the skin and blood vessels, where it goes all the way up to your mouth and nose. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Alexandra Limp
Limping was a fad in Victorian England. Young women admired the genuine limp of Alexandra of Denmark, bride of the Prince of Wales, and went around fake limping (the “Alexandra Limp.”) Shopkeepers even sold pairs of shoes with one high heel and one low. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Victorian Strangeness: The bizarre tale of the ladies who limped – BBC News
WTF Fun Fact – Official Bird and HoF Inductee
The “Goodyear Blimp” has been named both an official bird of a city (Redondo Beach, CA in 1983) and also a College Football Hall of Fame inductee (in 2019). – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Banana Derby
At some of the state fairs and festivals in the US, you can find “banana derbies”, where monkeys ride dogs like jockeys in a race around a track. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: BANANA DERBY – Home
WTF Fun Fact – Pancake Race
The town of Olney in England has hosted an annual pancake race in celebration of “Pancake Day” every year since 1445. The relay race involves running with a pancake in a frying pan and flipping it along the way. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Pancake race rules and what are the origins of the Shrove Tuesday tradition? | Metro News
WTF Fun Fact – Terminal Lucidity
Terminal lucidity is a phenomenon in which patients with degenerated brains from diseases such as Alzheimer’s suddenly regain lucidity, personality and memory before death. There is no known medical explanation for this phenomenon. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Terminal lucidity – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – KFC Edible Nail Polish
In 2016, KFC released edible nail polishes in Hong Kong. They came in Hot & Spicy and Original flavor. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Chicken fingers: Trying out the KFC nail polish – BBC News
WTF Fun Fact – Creepy Katy
Katy Perry used to keep a lock of Taylor Swift’s and Miley Cyrus’s hair in her purse which she acquired from them when they shared a dressing room at the Grammy’s. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Katy Perry Carries Around a Lock of Taylor Swift’s Hair in Her Purse. Wait, What? | Glamour
WTF Fun Fact – The Farting Daughter-in-Law
There’s a Korean folktale called The Farting Daughter-in-law or Banggwijaengi myeoneuri. It’s about a woman who damages her husband’s house with one of her farts which causes his family to throw her out. However, they take her back after she knocks fruit off a tree with a fart. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Burger King Spa
In May 2016, Burger King opened a spa which included a 15-seat sauna in one of its restaurants in Helsinki, Finland. You can order food into the spa as well. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – United Church of Bacon
Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United Church of Bacon has ~25,000 members. The Church’s mission statement is “Hail Bacon, full of grease, the Lard is with thee.” They perform wedding ceremonies, fundraiser for other charities, and follow their very own “8 Bacon Commandments.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Teratoma
A teratoma is a tumor made up of several different types of tissue, including hair, muscle, teeth, or bone. They typically form in ovaries, testicles, or your tailbone. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Definition of teratoma – NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms – National Cancer Institute
WTF Fun Fact – Sleepdrawer Lee Hadwin
Lee Hadwin was previously a nurse by profession during the day, but while he dreamt he was an artist. Hadwin “sleepdraws” gorgeous works of art, of which he has no recollection afterwards. He has been drawing in his sleep since he was 4-years-old.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Kraft Mac & Cheese Breakfast
Kraft is rebranding their famous Mac & Cheese as a breakfast food after finding parents served it more often as a breakfast food during the Covid-19 pandemic. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Kraft mac and cheese is now a breakfast food, apparently – CNN
WTF Fun Fact – Hokkaido’s Monster Wolf Vs Brown Bears
The Hokkaido town of Naie has deployed a “monster wolf” robot that can roar and flash its eyes red to scare brown bears away from its residential areas. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Hokkaido city deploys ‘monster wolf’ robot to scare bears away from residential areas – The Mainichi
WTF Fun Fact – Smugglaroos Delivering Dunkaroos
After discontinuing the sale of Dunkaroos in the USA in 2012, General Mills created a website (Smugglaroos.com) so that U.S. users could register to be matched with Canadians traveling to their area who would volunteer to deliver them Dunkaroos. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Nineties Kids’ Favorite Snack, Dunkaroos, Is Coming Back – Eater
WTF Fun Fact – Wisconsin Tourism Federation Name Change
In 2009 the Wisconsin Tourism Federation changed their name to the Tourism Federation of Wisconsin because, in the 30 years since its founding, their abbreviation WTF took on new meaning. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Wisconsin Tourism Federation changes name to avoid acronym (jsonline.com)