The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends avoiding drinking camel urine to prevent contracting Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (who.int)
Health
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WTF Fun Fact – Lifesaving Pig Lulu
In 1997, a pot-bellied pig named Lulu saved her owner who was having a heart attack. Hearing her owner in distress, Lulu forced her way out of the yard and played dead on the road. Lulu successfully stopped a car and guided them to her owner, who survived.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Lulu – The Pig That ‘Played Dead’ To Save Her Dying Owner. – Vault50
WTF Fun Fact – Investment In Water And Sanitation
According to the WHO, the economic benefits of investing in water and sanitation services include an overall estimated gain of 1.5% of global GDP and a $4.30 return for every dollar invested, due to reduced health care costs for individuals and society, and greater productivity and involvement in the workplace. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: WHO | Economics
WTF Fun Fact – The Dangerous Side Of Botox
Pure botulinum toxin (a.k.a Botox) is one of the most poisonous substances in the world. A couple of kilograms is enough to kill every single human on the planet. A kilogram of the toxin is worth an estimated $121 trillion. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Where To Build A Hospital
During the Islamic Golden Age, the medieval scholar Rhazes was tasked with choosing the location of a new hospital in Baghdad. He hung meat at points around the city and chose the location where it rotted the slowest. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Islamic Golden Age – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Body Sugaring
Ancient Egyptians used a sugaring paste or wax called ‘moum’ made of sugar, water, and lemon for removing body hair. The paste was applied in the direction of hair growth, covered with a piece of muslin cloth and pulled off when cooled. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.puresugarhb.com/blog/2016/1/26/the-history-of-sugaring
WTF Fun Fact – Bloodcurdling Horror Movies
A recent study found that watching a horror movie literally makes your blood thicken by increasing a blood clotting protein called Factor VIII. The clotting factor level increased in 57% of participants during the horror movie. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://knowpathology.com.au/2015/12/18/horror-movies-really-can-curdle-blood/
WTF Fun Fact – The Good In Gummy Bears
The gelatin in Haribo gummy bears contains nine out of the ten amino acids which are essential to our bodies. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Your Brain Is Fat
Your brain consists of a minimum of 60% fat, making it the fattiest organ in your body.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/594894-fattiest-organ
WTF Fun Fact – Avoid Subaru WRX’s
Subaru WRX owners are the most likely in the US to have a prior speeding citation. Additionally, WRX drivers have 2.29 times the number of DUIs and 1.82 times as many at-fault accidents as the national average. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://eu.freep.com/story/money/cars/mark-phelan/2019/08/17/vehicles-cars-most-tickets/2016498001/
WTF Fun Fact – How To Stop A Cholera Outbreak
In 1854 during a cholera outbreak in London, John Snow traced the residences of the deceased and found they were all near a single public water well. He then petitioned the local government to remove the well pump handle which helped contain the outbreak. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library-and-publications/library/blog/mapping-disease-john-snow-and-cholera/
WTF Fun Fact – The Art Of Living Long
One of the first diet books, “The Art Of Living Long,” came out in 1558 and is still in print. The author Luigi Cornaro was an extremely overweight Italian who at age 40 was tired of being overweight and feeling out of control. He limited himself to 12 oz. of food a day and 14 oz. of wine. He lived to be almost 100 years old. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Yawn Causes Orgasm
Some patients taking the antidepressant Clomipramine reported having an unexpected side effect of spontaneous orgasms after yawning. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – More Neurons As An Embryo
At the time of birth, a baby’s brain has roughly 100 billion neurons, but it began with nearly twice as many as an embryo. Starting in the third trimester, the brain eliminates unnecessary neurons via a process known as apoptosis. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://sites.duke.edu/apep/module-5-alcohol-and-babies/explore-more/normal-brain-development/
WTF Fun Fact – FDA Official Frances Kelsey Vs Thalidomide
Frances Kelsey, and FDA official, saved the US from a generation of children with birth defects such as flipper-like arms and feet by repeatedly blocking the authorization of a drug, already approved in Europe, known as Thalidomide. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Skin Suffocation
The filmmakers of “Goldfinger” believed author Ian Fleming’s death-by-gold scenario (skin suffocation) was a genuine risk and took precautions. A physician was present during filming and the gold makeup was removed as quickly as possible after filming. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/gold-blooded-murder-180949433/
WTF Fun Fact – John Thompson Lost Both Arms
In 1992, North Dakota teenager John Thompson lost both of his arms in a freak farming accident. He managed to get up and dial for help using a pencil in his mouth. He survived and doctors were able to reattach both arms. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-09-26-mn-39382-story.html
WTF Fun Fact – Ambulance With A Doctor
The French philosophy on emergency medical care is to provide a higher level of care at the scene of the incident, and so every SMUR ambulance is staffed with a doctor. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emergency_medical_services_in_France