Deaf children or children born to deaf parents babble with their hands (manual babbling) instead of vocalized babbling. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Aluminum Is Infinitely Recyclable
Aluminum is infinitely recyclable and highly durable with nearly 75% of all aluminum ever produced still in use today. Aluminum is 100% recyclable and retains its properties indefinitely.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Milkman Or Firefighter?
Steve Leech, a milkman in Cornwall, was doing his rounds when he saw a shop on fire. He used 320 pints of milk to put out the fire, saving seven other stores. He a “Hero Milkman of the Millennium'” award from the National Dairymen’s Association. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.irishexaminer.com/world/arid-30037484.html
WTF Fun Fact – Stolen $1 Million Painting Found On Curb
A stolen painting worth ~$1 million was found in the trash on a New York City curb. “Tres Personajes” by Mexican artist Rufino Tamayo was eventually returned to it’s owners and later auctioned off. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Pope John Paul II Comic Book
In 1982, Marvel released a comic book based on the life of Pope John Paul II called “Francis: Brother of the Universe”. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Brian Kidd the Unipiper
Brian Kidd aka the “Unipiper” is a street performer who lives in Portland. His act involves playing a set of bagpipes that can shoot flames while riding a unicycle. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unipiper
WTF Fun Fact – HeliBacon
“HeliBacon” is a Texas-based company that will fly you in a helicopter and provide you with a choice of fully automatic weapons to kill feral hogs (an invasive species in Texas) from the air while they run wild. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.helibacon.com/
WTF Fun Fact – Dodgem Not Bumpem Cars
In the 1920’s, when the bumper car theme park attraction was first introduced by a company aptly named Dodgem, the purpose was to avoid colliding with other cars while driving with the erratic steering. The cars would often fall apart from accidental collisions. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://pinstackbowl.com/5-surprising-facts-bumper-cars/
WTF Fun Fact – Surrogate Mother For Monkey
The Build-A-Bear company helped create a surrogate mother for a young monkey born at the Port Lympne Wild Animal Park. The stuffed monkey has mechanical heart that produces a heartbeat when squeezed. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Hydrogen From Termite Gut
The termite gut, which contains ~200 different microbes, is an exceptionally efficient bioreactor; it can produce up to 2 liters of hydrogen from a single sheet of paper. Further research is being done to see if it can be recreated as a renewable energy source. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – African Tigerfish Captures Flying Birds
The freshwater African tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus) is one of the only fish with the ability to propel itself out of the water and capture flying birds.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:https://www.businessinsider.com/african-tigerfish-caught-eating-birds-in-flight-2014-1
WTF Fun Fact – Bill Werbeniuk The Drinking Snooker Player
Snooker player Bill Werbeniuk became famous for his drinking ability which doctors advised him to do in order to counteract a familial benign essential tremor. He would drink at least 6 pints before a match and one during each frame. In the 1970’s, he once drank 76 cans during a match in Australia. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Concorde Solar Eclipse
In 1979, The Concorde 001 chased a solar eclipse by flying at 56,000 ft. over the Sahara Desert at a speed of Mach 2. The jet stayed in the umbra of the moon for a record 74 minutes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8q8qwk/the-concorde-and-the-longest-solar-eclipse
WTF Fun Fact – The Golden Yacht
One of the most expensive yachts in the world is a gold-plated super-yacht named “History Supreme” worth ~$4.5 billion USD. It’s made up of ~100,000 kilograms of solid gold and platinum plus it contains a wall feature made from the bone of a T-Rex dinosaur. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://stuarthughes.com/shop/luxury-yachts/history-supreme/
WTF Fun Fact – Candy Desk Tradition
A tradition since the 1960’s, there is a special seat in the US Senate on the Republican side known as the Candy Desk because it has a drawer full of sweets. The senator who sits there must stock it full of candy from their home state. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-the-senate-candy-desk.htm
WTF Fun Fact – Right To Have Sex
In the Netherlands, sex is seen as a human right. As such, disabled citizens can get government funding for legal prostitutes up to 12 times a year. Reports show this has significantly reduced depression and suicide rates among the disabled.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Corso Zundert
Since 1936, Zundert, Netherlands has hosted the Corso Zundert, a parade to celebrate the region’s famous dahlia flowers. The parade floats themselves are designed and created with thousands of dahlia flowers. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Japanese Honeybees VS Hornets
Japanese honeybees kill hornets by enclosing them in a ball of bees and then vibrating their flight muscles so fast that the carbon dioxide levels increase and temperature in the ball raises enough to kill the hornet (~115°F). – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_giant_hornet#Native_honey_bees