Trees have a theoretical maximum height of between 400 and 426 ft. and cannot grow taller due to the opposing force of gravity. They are unable to get water higher up the tree and the leaves at the top are effectively under drought conditions. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – McGourmet Meals
In 2013, McDonald’s challenged celebrity chefs to deploy McDonald’s ingredients to create a “McGourmet” meal. Their creations ranged from kung pao Chicken McNuggets to slow-cooked beef with Mac Fry gnocchi. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Creative Chefs Whip Up ‘Gourmet’ Dishes Using McDonald’s Ingredients – FAB News
WTF Fun Fact – Nokia Message Tones
In old Nokia phones, the standard notification tone for an SMS (text message) was simply ‘M’ (for message) in Morse code. The “Special” tone when receiving an SMS was Morse code for “SMS”. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Abibliophobia Meaning
Abibliophobia is the fear of running out of material to read. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Definition of abibliophobia, BuzzWord from Macmillan Dictionary
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Only Necrocracy
Despite dying in 1994, Kim Il-sung remains president of North Korea. The constitution was revised in 1998, declaring him ‘Eternal President of the Republic’. As a result, North Korea became the only necrocracy in the world – a government operating under the rules of a deceased former leader. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Kim Il-Sung | Biography, Facts, Leadership of North Korea, Significance, & Death | Britannica
WTF Fun Fact – Frietmuseum
There is a museum of potatoe fries in Bruges, Belgium. The Frietmuseum is devoted to the history of potatoes and the production of Belgian fries. It traces the history of potatoes, beginning in Peru ~8000BC. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Frietmuseum – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Accidental Invention Of Saccharin
The first artificial sweetener Saccharin was discovered on accident when chemist Dr. Constantine Fahlberg forgot to wash his hands after work and tasted something “unspeakably sweet” during dinner. He stopped eating and returned to taste every beaker in his lab, which luckily for him contained nothing poisonous. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Constantin Fahlberg – Discovery of Saccharin (todayinsci.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Franken Berry Stool
In 1971, General Mills released the Franken Berry cereal dyed with red No. 2 and No. 3, which can’t be broken down or absorbed by the human body. The dye caused pink stools which alarmed some parents who mistook it for blood. The phenomenon later became known as “Franken Berry Stool.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Old School Karen
The oldest known written complaint is from ancient Babylon written circa 1750 BC. On a clay tablet, a customer named Nanni complains to the merchant Ea-nasir about the low quality of his copper as well as him being rude to Nanni’s servant who passed through enemy territory only to be refused a refund.–WTF Fun Facts