Yearly Archives: 2022
WTF Fun Fact 12406 – Turtle Senses Volcanic Eruption
Here’s How Houston Airport…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was paid…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was paid only 800 rubles for ‘Swan Lake.’ The ballet was based on King Ludwig II’s life which Russians disliked and also called it “unimaginative” and “unmemorable.” Swan Lake was a failure during Tchaikovsky’s lifetime. The post Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was paid… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
In the United States it is illegal…
In the United States it is illegal to trade futures contracts on onions. The ban was enacted as a result of two traders managing to corner the market on onion futures in the 1950s which made up 20% of all trades on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange at the time. The post In the United States… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact 10405 – Creature Kindness
WTF Fun Fact 12404 – Finding Family
The village of Waterproof…
On 1st April 1996, Taco Bell…
On 1st April 1996, Taco Bell spent $300k on ads saying that they had purchased the Liberty Bell and named it the Taco Liberty Bell. The White House Press Secretary responded, joking that the Lincoln Memorial was bought by Ford and would be named the Lincoln-Mercury Memorial. The post On 1st April 1996, Taco Bell…… Read More »