In 2020, the Panama Canal generated revenue of ~$2.6 billion for the year. The toll for each container ship can … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Panama Canal Revenues appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
Nova Scotia sends Boston a Christmas tree every year as thanks for their assistance in 1917 after a ship carrying … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Nova Scotia Sends Boston A Christmas Tree Yearly appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
In late 2020, A North Korean gymnast defected to South Korea by vaulting himself over the three-meter high border barricades … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – How A Gymnast Defects appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
Beginning in 1987, the “World’s Longest Yard Sale” is ~690 miles and runs through 6 different states. It runs along … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – World’s Longest Yard Sale appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
The town of Why, Arizona was originally known as just “Y” due to the Y-shaped intersection of two roads. It changed its name to “Why” due to an Arizona state law requiring town names to be at least 3 letters long. The post The town of Why, Arizona was… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
The Hokkaido town of Naie has deployed a “monster wolf” robot that can roar and flash its eyes red to … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Hokkaido’s Monster Wolf Vs Brown Bears appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
In 1900, a sealed cave (Mogao Caves) was discovered in China containing 1,100 scrolls and 15,000 Buddhist texts. It was … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – The Library Cave At Mogao appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
In 2017, social robot Sophia was given citizenship by Saudi Arabia – the first robot to be given legal personhood … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – First Robot With Citizenship appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
To promote the Smurfs (2011) movie, Sony painted the traditional “pueblo blanco” town of Juzcar, Spain a bright blue. The … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Paint The Town Smurf Blue appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
Due to its remoteness in the Amazon and virtually constant dense cloud cover, Brazil’s tallest mountain at 2,994m above sea … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Pico da Neblina (Fog Peak) appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
China didn’t win a medal in the Olympics until 1984. Their first ever medal was a gold medal and it … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – China’s First Ever Olympic Medal appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source
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