The Big Dipper which makes up part of the constellation Ursa Major is known as The Plough in the UK and Le Casserole in France. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.skyguide.org.uk/constellations/ursamajor/ursamajor.htm
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Fun Fact – Prevent Mosquito Bites
Playing the electronic song ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’ by Skrillex reduces mosquito bites and also hinders their ability to mate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001706X19301202
Fun Fact – British Monarchs Birthdays
The British monarch celebrates two birthdays, one on their actual birthday and then officially in the summer when the weather is nice enough for a parade. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36489213
Fun Fact – Scooby-Doo Drawing
The original artist of Scooby-Doo, Iwao Takamoto, drew the Great Dane with features that are the exact opposite of what is considered desirable by breeders, including a hump back, bowed legs, and a small chin. – WTF Fun Facts
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Fun Fact – Electric Road In Sweden
There is a road in Sweden that charges electric cars as they drive on it. The project is called eRoadArlanda and works in rain or snow as well. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://eroadarlanda.com/about-the-project/
Fun Fact – Titanic Tours
In 2020, OceanGate will begin tours of the Titanic via their private submarine Titan at a cost of $125,000 per person. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/worlds-first-deep-diving-submarine-plans-tourists-see-titanic-180972179/
Fun Fact Supreme’s Ironic Logo
The skating brand Supreme‘s logo is ironically based on propaganda artist Barbara Kruger’s anti-consumerism works. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.complex.com/style/2013/05/supreme-court-the-12-greatest-moments-of-supremes-legal-battle-with-leah-mcsweeney/132
Fun Fact – Trufulla trees are real
There was an actual tree in La Jolla which inspired Dr. Seuss’s Trufulla trees in his book The Lorax. The ~100 year old Monterey Cypress unexpectedly fell over in June 2019. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.lajolla.com/article/dr-seuss-la-jolla/
Funny word fact: Leint
The 18th century word leint means to “urinate in an alcoholic beverage to increase its strength”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/leint
Fun Fact Single Indian Voter In Lion Sanctuary
The Election Commission of India sets up a polling station 25 miles inside the remote lion sanctuary of Gir Forest National Park so that a single person, the priest of a local temple, can vote. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/when-election-commission-set-up-a-polling-booth-for-gir-forests-only-resident/you-think-theres-no-point-in-voting/slideshow/69039044.cms
Fun Fact Slovakian Airline Cruel Joke
In 2009, a man was arrested in Ireland after Slovakian security placed explosives in his luggage for training purposes and forgot to remove them. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/01/06/slovakia.ireland.explosives/index.html
Fun Fact – Toddler’s lie and it’s a good thing
Research in Canada has found that toddler’s who learn how to lie early on are more likely to do better later in life. The study found only 1/5 of two year olds know how to lie. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/10119297
Happy Father’s Day!
Father’s Day is historically the busiest day for collect-calls, while Mother’s day is the busiest day for regular phone calls. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2005-06-13/fathers-unspectacular-day+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
Spend a night on the ISS
In the near future, you can spend up to 30 nights on the International Space Station for $35,000 per night (transportation not included). Wifi is also extra but is a reasonable $50 per gigabyte. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/nasa-to-open-space-station-to-paying-tourists-2019-6?r=US&IR=T
the equivalent to lol in french is mdr mort de
The equivalent to LOL in French is MDR – Mort De Rire, which translates to ‘dead from laughing’.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mort_de_rire
sweden recycles 99 of locally produced waste and
Sweden recycles 99% of locally produced waste and gets paid to import trash from the UK, Norway, Ireland, and others.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.trtworld.com/europe/swedish-recycling-so-successful-it-is-importing-rubbish-24491
even after 20 years of trillions of google
Even after 20+ years of trillions of Google searches, 1 in 6 search queries have never been searched before.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://searchengineland.com/google-reaffirms-15-searches-new-never-searched-273786
there is a cross border zip line that travels 720
There is a cross-border zip line that travels 720 meters over the River Guadiana taking you from Spain to Portugal and gaining one hour because of the time zone change.
– WTF Fun Facts