“Singing sand” produces a deep hum that can be heard for miles. The sound can be heard as a sand avalanche is triggered by the wind or even by people walking on the sand. There are ~30 sand dunes in the world with the right grain size and dry conditions needed to “sing.” – WTF Fun Facts
Nature
WTF Fun Fact – Hairy Panic In Oz
In 2016, the Australian city of Wangaratta dealt with a hairy tumbleweed invasion. Nicknamed “hairy panic”, the weed Panicum effusum flourished under the dry conditions and a local farmer’s field that was left unmanaged. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: What is the ‘hairy panic’ tumbleweed that has buried a small Australian city? (theconversation.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Burial Pod
Italian designers Raoul Bretzel and Anna Citelli created the Capsula Mundi (“world’s capsule” in Latin), an egg-shaped, organic casket that’s suitable for ashes. Its biodegradable plastic shell breaks down and the remains provide nutrients to a tree planted above it. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/03/world/eco-solutions-capsula-mundi/index.html
WTF Fun Fact – The Mother Of All Flowers
In 2002, scientists found a fossil believed to be the world’s oldest flower. Now dubbed “the mother of all flowers,” the Archaefructus sinensis is thought to have bloomed more than 125 million years ago in China. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/4768447/The-mother-of-all-flowers.html
WTF Fun Fact – Underground Salt City
1,100 ft. beneath the city of Detroit, Michigan lies a massive salt mine. Opened in 1910, it covers 1,500 acres and has over 100 miles of roads. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Movile Cave Romania
Movile cave in Romania has been separated from the outside world for the past 5.5 million years. The atmosphere deep in the cave is like a different planet and more than 30 of the species found inside cannot be found anywhere else on Earth. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Witness Tree Protection Program
In 2006, the National Park Service created the Witness Tree Protection Program to safeguard 24 historically and biologically significant trees in the greater Washington, D.C., area. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/head-tilting-history/witness-trees
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 – Little Apple Of Death Tree
The manchineel tree is one of the most toxic trees in the world. The sap which is present in every part of the tree causes blisters, eating its apples can be potentially fatal, and the smoke from a burning manchineel tree can cause blindness if it gets in your eyes. – WTF Fun Facts