In the 1800’s, the ship-salvage industry lobbied against early weather forecasting which resulted in the suspension of weather forecasts and storm warnings. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/11/23/writers-in-the-storm
WTF • Fun • Fact ( /dʌb(ə)lˌju/ /ti/ /ef/ • /fʌn/ • /fækt/ )
1. noun A random, interesting, and overall fun fact that makes you scratch your head and think what the...
WTF Fun Fact – Who Named The Spice Girls?
Neither the Spice Girls themselves nor their management team came up with their famous nicknames: Scary, Sporty, Baby, Ginger, and Posh. They were created by Top of the Pops magazine in a 1996 article and later adopted by the group. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Tiny Baby Pandas
A mother panda typically weighs 900x more than their newborn. At birth, a baby panda weighs less ~.2 lbs equivalent to a stick of butter. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Orcs Or Fans
The chants of the orc army in The Lord Of The Rings movie were produced by a stadium filled with more than 25,000 New Zealand cricket fans. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://screenrant.com/orcs-lord-of-the-rings-trivia-facts/
WTF Fun Fact – Wax Worm vs. Plastics
Wax worms, which have evolved to live in bee hives, produce an enzyme that allows them to eat and break down one of the most common plastics (polyethylene) into organic compounds. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – How Arizona Protects Cacti
Destroying or removing a native plant or cactus in Arizona is a class 4 felony which is punishable by up to 4 years in prison for first-time offenders. Other class 4 felonies in AZ include negligent homicide, kidnapping, and arson. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia
Sphenopalatine Ganglioneuralgia is the scientific term for a “brain freeze,” which occurs when cold hits two arteries in the back of the throat causing them to dilate and contract. This is a sensation that the brain interprets as pain. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/05/130522095335.htm
WTF Fun Fact – Kipilefti
The Swahili word for roundabout (or traffic circle) is kipilefti. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Alcohol In The Air
In 2017, 70 students drank so much alcohol at a fraternity house party in Maryland that the air inside the house registered .01 on a breathalyzer. – WTF Fun Facts