WTF Fun Fact – Antarctica Shrinks Your Brain
Researchers found that living in Antarctica for months on end caused brain shrinkage, especially in the hippocampus. They speculated that … Read More & Source
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 – Late Sexual Maturity
Female Greenland sharks are believed to reach sexual maturity when they surpass the 13 ft. in length, which takes approximately … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – The World Mosquito Project
The World Mosquito Project cultivates and releases mosquitoes infected with a bacterium called Wolbachia which is passed down to future … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Beagles Can Smell Cancer
In a 2019 study, three beagles were trained to smell cancer from blood samples. They used their highly evolved sense … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – DirectXbox
The X in the name Xbox comes from the DirectX software used for processing graphics. The Xbox was code named … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Field Stripping AK-47 In High School
Back during the Soviet Union, high school students learned how to assemble and take apart an AK-47 in class. In … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Hugo 3D Cured Stereoblindness
Bruce Bridgeman, a 67-year-old neuroscientist, had been “stereoblind” (unable to see depth) his entire life. However, in February 2012 it … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Most Complicated English Word
Oxford English Dictionary editors recently revealed that “run” is now the single word with the most potential meanings in all … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Extinction Is More Likely
The average person is more than five times as likely to die in an human-level extinction event as in a … Read More & Source