After initially being declined by the government, Civil War commander John .T Wilder and his soldiers took out personal loans to purchase Spencer repeating rifles at $35 each. The government eventually paid for the rifles to avoid embarrassment. – WTF Fun Facts
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...
Fun Animal Fact – Tiger Salamander
Starting life underwater, in tough times the Rocky Mountain tiger salamander can resort to cannibalism and even seal its gills and grow lungs to live on land. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Shakespeare’s Garden
South African scientists detected traces of Cannabis on pipes found in William Shakespeare’s garden. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://time.com/3990305/william-shakespeare-cannabis-marijuana-high/
WTF Fun Fact – Helium Discovered
Helium (He) is the only element on the periodic table that was not discovered on Earth. It was found when analyzing the sun’s spectrum, hence its name which comes from the Greek god of the sun Helios. – WTF Fun Facts
Fun Word Fact – Acersecomic
An acersecomic is a person who has never had a haircut in their life. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wordsandphrasesfromthepast.com/bull-blog/acersecomic
Fun Animal Fact – Dog’s Smell
A dog’s sense of smell is 100,000 times stronger than a human’s. Bloodhounds have ~300 million scent receptors while beagles and German shepherds both have ~225 million. In comparison, humans only have about 5 million.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://animals.mom.me/how-far-away-can-a-dog-smell-12621599.html
WTF Fun Fact – Doctor Insemination
In 2019, DNA tests revealed the Dutch fertility doctor Jan Karbaat inseminated 49 patients with his own sperm. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Grasshoppers On Radar
In 2019, the grasshopper swarm that invaded Las Vegas, Nevada was so bad that it appeared on weather radar. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Blockbusted
Blockbuster had the chance to buy Netflix for US$50 million in 2000 but turned it down to go into business with Enron. – WTF Fun Facts