Wednesday · 30 July 19308.6 WTF
SportUruguay
The First World Cup Final Uses Two Different Balls
Uruguay / Argentina✓ Verified
Real history · Verified dates · Questionable timing
WTF History
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Curious, awkward, improbable, and fully documented incidents from world history — organized by the days that caused them.
History happened in every language. We research it that way.
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How WTF Works
W · T · F
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday form the core WTF archive.
R · O · W
ROW covers the rest of the week.
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Every story is real, dated, sourced, and verified.
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WTF ratings are editorial and intentionally unscientific.
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Historical WTF Standings
Current editorial indexThe evidence continues to suggest that humanity should have been more careful about its weekdays.
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Featured WTF
Friday fileMAP / DIAGRAM
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International Date Line
UTC −11 → UTC +13
UTC −11 → UTC +13
Samoa Deletes Friday, December 30, 2011
Friday, 30 December 2011 existed. Just not in Samoa.
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Featured WTFs
Selected from the core archiveWednesday · 8 September 20049.1 WTF
ScienceUnited States
Genesis Brings Solar-Wind Samples Home Without the Parachute
United States✓ Verified
Thursday · 31 October 20029.5 WTF
SportMadagascar
Football Match Ends 149–0, All Own Goals
Madagascar✓ Verified
Thursday · 28 May 19879.0 WTF
AviationUSSR
Mathias Rust Lands Near Red Square
USSR / West Germany✓ Verified
Friday · 3 March 18769.7 WTF
Natural PhenomenonUnited States
The Kentucky Meat Shower
United States✓ Verified
Friday · 5 January 20079.1 WTF
Civic LifeJapan
Tama the Cat Becomes Railway Stationmaster
Japan✓ Verified
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Latest by Day
Wednesday · 25 June 20149.6 WTF
SportGhana
Ghana Flies Millions in Cash to Its World Cup Team.
Ghana / Brazil✓ Verified
Thursday · 3 December 19929.2 WTF
Technology & CommunicationUnited Kingdom
The First Official SMS Arrives. The Phone Cannot Text Back.
United Kingdom✓ Verified
Friday · 5 October 20189.5 WTF
Art & CommerceUnited Kingdom
Banksy’s Painting Shreds Itself After the Sale.
United Kingdom✓ Verified
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Research protocolThe story can be strange.
The sourcing cannot be.
The facts are verified. The ratings are not peer reviewed.
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