Magnolia plants are so ancient that they’re pollinated by beetles because they existed prior to bees appearing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Magnolia – Wikipedia
Magnolia plants are so ancient that they’re pollinated by beetles because they existed prior to bees appearing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Magnolia – Wikipedia
Rhiley Morrison, 12, swallowed 54 magnetic balls to see if he could get metal to stick to his stomach and what they looked like when he went to the toilet. He survived after six hours of life-saving surgery and two weeks in the hospital. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Boy, 12, has six hours of life-saving surgery after swallowing 54 magnets | Metro News
There’s only one McDonald’s in the world with turquoise arches. In 1993, local government officials in Sedona, Arizona, thought the yellow would clash with the natural red rock surrounding the city. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Why This Arizona McDonald’s Uses Turquoise Instead of Golden Arches | Reader’s Digest (rd.com)
For one day in August 1998 and another in October 2018, Topeka, Kansas, renamed itself “ToPikachu” to mark the release of different Pokémon games. – WTF un Facts
Glenna Duram was convicted of murdering her husband and then attempting suicide. Their pet parrot, Bud, who was the only “witness” began repeating what’s thought to have been their last conversation, ending with the words: “Don’t f****** shoot!” – WTF Fun Facts
Researchers have found 16 species of “ultra-black” fish in the depths of the ocean. The darkest fish reflected between 0.044% and 0.051% of light. Normal black paper reflects 10% of light or 200x more than these fish which use their blackness as camouflage. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Meet the ‘ultra-black’ fish of the ocean’s depths (nbcnews.com)
The microwave was invented after Dr. Percy Spencer realized a chocolate bar melted in his pocket while working with microwave energy for a radar system during WWII. – WTF Fun Facts
Scotland has more than 400 words or expressions for snow, according to a project to compile a Scots thesaurus. Academics have documented 421 terms – including “snaw” (snow), “sneesl” (to begin to rain or snow) and “skelf” (a large snowflake). – WTF Fun Facts
Mountain goats are not actually goats but belong to the family “Bovidae” which includes antelopes, gazelles, and cattle. They are more properly known as goat-antelopes. – WTF Fun Facts