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- WTF Fun Fact – Ding Bowl
A bowl purchased for $3 at a New York garage sale turned out to be a 1,000-year-old Chinese bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty. The “Ding” bowl was later sold at auction for $2.2 million. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bought for $3 at yard sale, bowl sells for $2.2 million – CNN
- WTF Fun Fact – 19 Different Smiles
Researchers have found there are 19 different types of smiles, but only six occur when we’re having a good time. The rest happen when we’re in pain, embarrassed, uncomfortable, horrified, or even miserable. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: There are 19 types of smile but only six are for happiness – BBC Future
- WTF Fun Fact – Tapeworm In Brain
A man whose headaches were so painful they made him vomit has finally found the source of his health problem – a tapeworm has been lodged in his brain for 10 years after eating undercooked pork in Mexico. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Man whose headaches made him vomit ‘had tapeworm in brain for 10 years’ | US News | Sky News
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