On New Year’s Eve, residents of the Hillbrow suburb in Johannesburg, throw unwanted furniture out their window to celebrate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Hillbrow’s New Year tradition: Why locals throw furniture out of windows (thesouthafrican.com)
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 – Galileo’s Fingers On Display
After being sold at auction, astronomer Galileo’s tooth, thumb and middle finger are now on display along with a third finger at the Galileo Museum in Florence. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Galileo’s fingers to be displayed in Florence science museum | Museums | The Guardian
WTF Fun Fact – Survive A Falling Elevator
The best thing to do to survive a falling elevator is to lie flat on your back so that the the force of impact is spread across your body. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Blood As Egg Substitute
The Nordic Food Lab found that due to their similar protein composition and behavior when heated, (pig’s) blood can be used as an egg substitute in sweet dishes like pancakes and making ice cream. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Baking with blood: homemade Halloween treats | Cake | The Guardian
WTF Fun Fact – CNN Doomsday Video
CNN has prepared a Doomsday video to be played by the last surviving employee. In 2009, former intern posted the footage online which shows a low-res video of a US army band playing a mournful rendition of “Nearer My God to Thee.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2015/jan/06/cnn-end-of-the-world-doomsday-video
WTF Fun Fact – $500k Wage On Rock, Paper, Scissors
In January 2011, two Canadians bet over $500,000 on a best-of-three game of rock, paper, scissors. The loser took out a mortgage on his home to pay the debt, but the courts ruled that the wager contract was invalid as the amount was excessive and cancelled the mortgage. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/500-k-bet-on-rock-paper-scissors-1.5543533
WTF Fun Fact – Chris “Fenderman” Black
In 1995, Chris “Fenderman” Black married his Fender Stratocaster guitar that he purchased 35 years prior. He did so after his actual wife joked that he spent so much time with it that he should marry it. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.deseret.com/1995/6/1/19215651/wife-fumes-as-briton-weds-object-of-desire
WTF Fun Fact – Tarzan And The Ant Men
Edgar Rice Burroughs wrote 23 sequels to Tarzan of the Apes. The ape-man discovers he is John Clayton, Lord of Greystoke, fights alongside Germans in WWI, finds a colony of Atlantis and the City of Gold, befriends a tribe of tiny humans, and other bizarre adventures. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Tarzan (book series) – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Windows 7 Patty Whopper
In 2009, Microsoft promoted Windows 7 in Japan by partnering with Burger King to release a 7 patty Whopper. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.engadget.com/2009-10-22-burger-king-selling-a-windows-7-whopper-in-japan.html
WTF Fun Fact – Teletubbies Condemned By Pediatricians
In 1999, the German Association of Pediatricians condemned the Teletubbies as bad for children because it could lead to “uncontrollable television consumption in later years.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: German baby docs blast Dipsy, Laa-Laa & pals – Variety
WTF Fun Fact – Stonehenge Just One Of Many
There are over 900 stone ring monuments in the British Isles. Stonehenge is just the most famous of all of them. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: History of Kingston Russell Stone Circle | English Heritage (english-heritage.org.uk)
WTF Fun Fact – Staring For An Altered State Of Consciousness
In 2015, Italian psychologist Giovanni Caputo created a study to induce a drug-free altered state of consciousness by sitting and stare into someone else’s eyes for 10 minutes straight. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Umm Nyolokh
The Humr people of Sudan consume Umm Nyolokh, a drink made from the liver and bone marrow of giraffes which is believed to contain traces of the psychodelic drug DMT . The Humr people tell of hallucinations of giraffes after drinking Umm Nyolokh. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Deepest Underwater Mailbox
Pulau Layang-Layang, Malaysia has the deepest underwater mail box at a depth of over 130 ft. Postcards sent from the underwater mailbox are sealed in waterproof plastic bags and have a special postmark. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Underwater Mailboxes Around The World | Amusing Planet
WTF Fun Fact – Lobsters Communicate With Urine
Lobsters have urine-release nozzles right under their eyes. They urinate in each other’s faces as a way of communicating, either when fighting or mating. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/facts-about-lobsters_n_7568976
WTF Fun Fact – Urinating For Good Luck
Argentine goalkeeper Sergio Goycochea would crouch down and covertly urinate on the field before every penalty shootout for good luck. He started the ritual during the 1990 World Cup quarter-finals and continued on for the rest of his career. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/f9faf653-b038-4c99-b0ba-bf7338e60ec0
WTF Fun Fact – Cara Giulietta
Every year, thousands of romantics send letters addressed to Verona, Italy to “Juliet,” which are answered by a team of volunteers from the “Juliet Club.” They even issue an award called the “Cara Giulietta” for the most touching love letter. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/valentines-day-facts
WTF Fun Fact – GatorBike
Jim Jablon spent $80,000 to commission the GatorBike. It was made by Swedish leather expert Benny Ohrman, who spent a year perfecting its scaly contours. The skin is detachable, but the gator head is fixed permanently into the handlebars with the speedometer implanted into the back of the skull. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The $80,000 customized GatorBike sports skin and skull of a real alligator : Luxurylaunches