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- WTF Fun Fact – Fatigue Zone Trivia
There are roads in Australia that are so long and straight (~90 miles) that the Australian government counteracts the risk of fatigue by playing little trivia games on the side of the road. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Highway trivia keeps drivers alert (brisbanetimes.com.au)
- WTF Fun Fact – The Chip Bag That Was Too Loud
When Frito-Lay introduced a compostable bag for their Sun Chips brand in 2010, consumers noticed the crinkly new bag was significantly louder than previous bags. The bag tested at 95 decibels, which is about as loud as a motorcycle. It was discontinued in 2011. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: SunChips’ Failed Noisy Compostable Packaging Gets The Last Laugh | HuffPost null
- WTF Fun Fact – Codebreaker Elizebeth Friedman
Cyptanalyst Elizebeth Friedman and her team broke ~4,000 codes during WWII and brought down a Nazi spy ring by cracking an early version of the Enigma machine with only pen and paper. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: How Codebreaker Elizebeth Friedman Fought Nazi Spies | American Experience | Official Site | PBS
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