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!
The Vermont Novelty Toaster Corporation sells a “selfie toaster” that will print your selfie onto a piece of toast. You upload a photo with your order and you will receive a toaster that can print it. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.burntimpressions.com/collections/the-very-last-selfie-toasters
The word mondegreen means a word or a phrase resulting from mishearing another word or phrase (especially in a song or poem). The term itself was coined in 1954 by author Sylvia Wright based on lyrics she misheard during her childhood of the 17th century ballad called “The Bonnie Earl O’Moray”. – WTF Fun Facts
In 2015, three out of the top ten best selling books on Amazon.com were adult coloring books. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/2017/books/ref=zg_bsar_cal_ye
The gender neutral term for a niece or nephew is a nibling, just like the gender neutral term for a brother or sister is a sibling. – WTF Fun Facts
In 1889, Hall of Fame pitcher Pud Galvin was one of baseball’s first users of performance enhancing drugs (PED’s) after receiving an injection containing crushed dog and guinea pig testicles. – WTF Fun Facts
On July 28, 1996, a man’s body was found in a trawler’s fishing nets in the English Channel. There was no identification on the body except a 25-year-old Rolex Oyster on his wrist. They were able to ID the victim based on Rolex’s meticulous service records and ultimately solve the murder. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/rolex-murder-how-police-caught-516448
The fungus Xylaria Polymorpha derives its nourishment from non-living or decaying organic matter and is nicknamed “dead man’s fingers” as it looks like the hand of a corpse might coming out of the ground. – WTF Fun Facts
A recent study found nearly 20% of British people said they wake up wearing less clothing than they had on when they went to bed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/10/pajamas-sleepwear/411241/
The Swahili word for roundabout (or traffic circle) is kipilefti. – WTF Fun Facts
Roman Catholics in Bavaria founded a secret society in 1740 called the ‘Order of the Pug’. For initiation, new members had to wear dog collars and scratch at the door to get in. Established members would then bark at them while they were blindfolded and led around the room. – WTF Fun Facts
Starting around the 18th century, mummies could be bought from street vendors for use as the main event for parties and gatherings. The elites would hold “mummy unwrapping parties,” which were exactly as the name implied. – WTF Fun Facts
Seattle-based company J&D’s Foods sells condoms that taste like bacon. They had previously sold bacon flavored lubricant as an April fool’s day promotion. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/company-releases-new-bacon-flavored-condoms
Leandro Granato is a 27 year old Argentinian artist with an unusual painting method. He is able to snort nearly a quart of watercolor paint up his nose and squirt it out his eye to make paintings similar to one of his inspirations: Jackson Pollock. – WTF Fun Facts
A hoon is an Australian or New Zealander who deliberately drives a vehicle in a reckless or dangerous manner, generally in order to provoke a reaction from onlookers. – WTF Fun Facts
During World War I, members of Britain’s MI6 discovered that semen could be used as an invisible ink. The bodily fluid didn’t react with the traditional detection method of iodine vapor. They stopped trialing it when it was discovered that stale semen could be detected by its smell. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8015180/MI6-used-bodily-fluids-as-invisible-ink.html
Japan has a facial treatment called Uguisu no fun (or “nightingale feces”), which was first used by geisha’s in the 17th century. The treatment is now used by celebrities including Victoria Beckham & Tom Cruise. – WTF Fun Facts
In rural Tibet, they practice a rare marital arrangement called fraternal polyandry. The woman marries multiple husbands who are all brothers. The practice has been illegal since 1981 but the nature of farming and ownership of farm land necessitates the marital practice. – WTF Fun Facts
When Sweden plays Denmark at home it’s abbreviated SWE-DEN, leaving the remaining letters to spell DEN-MARK. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: See also CYP-RUS RUS-SIA, POL-AND AND-DORA, BHU-TAN and TAN-ZANIA