In November 2009, Marge Simpson appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine. She was the first cartoon character to appear on the cover.– 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 – Nike Waffle Trainer
The first Nike shoe was inspired by a waffle. After watching his wife make waffles, co-founder of Nike, Bill Bowerman, poured urethane into a waffle iron to see if would work. The Waffle Trainer debuted soon after in 1974. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/nikes-first-running-shoes-were-made-in-a-waffle-iron-2015-7
WTF Fun Fact – Burning Mountain
Across the globe there are hundreds of coal seam fires burning low and slow on the dirty fuel in the Earth’s crust. One such fire, “Burning Mountain” in Australia, has been active for over 6,000 years. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Embers Under the Earth: The Surprising World of Coal Seam Fires | Fires | Global Forest Watch Blog
WTF Fun Fact – Play-Dohs Trademarked Smell
In 2017, Hasbro successfully trademarked the distinctive smell of Play-Doh. Their application describes the Play-Doh smell as “a sweet, slightly musky, vanilla fragrance, with slight overtones of cherry, combined with the smell of a salted, wheat-based dough.”–WTF Fun Facts
Source: “Hasbro just trademarked Play-Doh’s smell. Oh, the memories” — CNET
WTF Fun Fact – Champagne And Rat Poison For Energy Drink
In the early 1900’s, marathon and other distance runners were given champagne, brandy, or strychnine (now known as rat poison) as a form of “energy drink” during long races. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Athletes Once Downed Champagne—and Strychnine—for Energy Boost – InsideHook
WTF Fun Fact – Goops Odd Candle Scents
Gwyneth Paltrow’s company Goop released a $75 candle with a scent of “This smells like my vagina” that sold out almost immediately. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Gwyneth Paltrow’s vagina candle is back in stock (harpersbazaar.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Missing Remote Study
A 2011 study on lost remotes found that 49% of the time it was found in the couch, 8% found it in the bathroom, 8% in a dresser drawer, 4% in the fridge/freezer, and 2% percent found the remote outside. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – People Still Dream In Black & White
Roughly 10% of people dream entirely in black and white. This is predominantly made up of older people who grew up with little access to color TV. In the 1940s, studies showed roughly 75% of Americans reported “rarely” or “never” seeing color in dreams. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/02/health/02real.html
WTF Fun Fact – No More Traffic Cops
In 2004, the newly elected President of the Republic of Georgia fired all ~30,000 traffic cops to help get rid of corruption. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Homes Overflowing With Stuff
The average U.S. household has 300,000 things in their home. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.latimes.com/health/la-xpm-2014-mar-21-la-he-keeping-stuff-20140322-story.html
WTF Fun Fact – Deaf Hallucinations
A research study found when deaf people with schizophrenia “hear voices”, they hallucinate hands communicating using sign language. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Exploring how deaf people ‘hear’ voice-hallucinations | UCL News – UCL – University College London
WTF Fun Fact – Chipotle Not Wheelchair Friendly
A San Diego Chipotle customer in a wheelchair successfully sued them in 2010. He claimed their tall order counter denied him from the full “Chipotle experience” – like watching the order be assembled. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: ADA Accessibility Denied: Ensuring the “Chipotle Experience” for Everyone (foxrothschild.com)
WTF Fun Fact 11577 – Tomacco Plant
In 2003, a man in Oregon managed to successfully grow a “tomacco” plant – a hybrid of a tobacco and tomato plant. The plant, straight out of a 1999 “The Simpson’s” episode, managed to bear fruit for a year and a half. –WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wired.com/2003/11/simpsons-plant-seeds-of-invention/
WTF Fun Fact – Weird WHO Recommendation
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends avoiding drinking camel urine to prevent contracting Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (who.int)
WTF Fun Fact – Camel Mouth Foam
In ancient Africa, women drank the foam from a camel’s mouth as a means of birth control. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The 7 Weirdest Birth Control Methods Throughout History (yahoo.com)
WTF Fun Fact – How Many Paper Folds To Reach The Moon?
If you could fold a piece of paper 42 times, it would be thick enough to reach the moon. A standard sheet of paper is ~0.1 mm so 42 folds would be 0.1*(2^(42)) = 439,804,651,110 mm or over 273,000 miles. – WTF Fun Facts
Source:Will A Piece Of Paper, Folded 42 Times, Reach The Moon? (codersrevolution.com)
WTF Fun Fact – States Never Above 100
There are only two U.S. states where the temperature has not gone above 100 °F: Alaska and Hawaii. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: U.S. state and territory temperature extremes – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Colostomy Reversal Mix-up
In 2007, a Delaware man filed a lawsuit against his doctors for a surgical mix-up during a colostomy reversal that left him urinating feces and pooping urine. – WTF Fun Facts