Yearly Archives: 2022

WTF Fun Fact 13101 – The Quaker and Snapple Merger Disaster

Quaker lost $1.4 after buying Snapple. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13101 – The Quaker and Snapple Merger Disaster appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

5 Things You Should Know – Part 469

Here are 5 things you should know. 1. A lot of small restaurants (especially cultural restaurants) that are open on holidays aren’t open cause they don’t celebrate the holidays, they’re just trying to survive. 2. When an obviously angry person says they aren’t mad, they are not trying to be difficult. An experience shared: ”…… Read More »

Long Covid is not really just Covid-19 vaccination side effects

Many sufferers are unvaccinated and evidence suggests vaccination reduces the risk.Source

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WTF Fun Fact 13100 – A Bungled Bank Robbery

A man robbed a bank while on probation and wearing an ankle monitor. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13100 – A Bungled Bank Robbery appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

10 interesting facts about the Amazon

For people interested in venturing to countries that call the Amazon rainforest their own, such as Brazil and Colombia, exploring the world’s largest tropical rainforest is appealing. Featured in movies and documentaries over the years, the area is famed for its biodiversity in particular and represents a truly life-changing adventure for people to embark on.…… Read More »

‘Wanted’ poster missing context on Test and Trace spending

£37 billion was the budget for Test and Trace, not the spend.Source

WTF Fun Fact 13099 – Mudanjiang City Farm

Mudanjiang City farm is, by far, the world’s largest farm. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13099 – Mudanjiang City Farm appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

After fighting in WWI, A. A. Milne…

After fighting in WWI, A. A. Milne had PTSD so severe, he was reminded of whizzing bullets by buzzing bees, and cannons firing by balloons popping. Wanting a lighthearted distraction and a way to explain to his son the difficulties of war, he wrote Winnie the Pooh stories as his way of doing so. Source

The guys from Milli Vanilli…

The guys from Milli Vanilli (Rob & Fab) as well as the original singers were all misled by their record producer in the lip-sync scandal and are the ones that brought it to the press. Rob & Fab were upset they wouldn’t let them sing, and the original singers were upset they weren’t the stars.… Read More »

Vast volcanic eruptions may have…

Vast volcanic eruptions may have turned Venus from paradise (68 to 122 degrees Fahrenheit) into hell. The surface temperature is a sweltering 867 degrees Fahrenheit (464 degrees Celsius), hot enough to melt lead, and there’s a crushing pressure of 90 atmospheres underneath the dense clouds of carbon dioxide laced with corroding sulfuric acid. Venus is… Read More »