True. Some are based on evidence. But you still haven't shown any and the only thing mentioned in this thread is a collection of "WTFs" that range from obscure

True. Some are based on evidence. But you still haven't shown any and the only thing mentioned in this thread is a collection of "WTFs" that range from obscure facts (which you will find in pretty much any language that has been around for a while) and novices being astonished that the language doesn't always do what they think it would do because they treat it like a different language they already know (IOW being lazy).