An Arizona man was unaware he won big at the slots in Las Vegas because the machine’s buzzers and lights didn’t go off. The Nevada Gaming Board launched a full-scale investigation to track him down to give him his $230,000. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Zoo serenades monkeys
A zoo in Stafford, England has hired a Marvin Gaye impersonator to stand inside the Barbary macaque habitat and sing “Let’s Get It On” and “Sexual Healing” to encourage the monkeys to mate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source:Zoo Hires Marvin Gaye Impersonator to Help Endangered Monkeys ‘Get It On’ — Newsweek
WTF Fun Fact – Ukrainian Couple Breaks It Off
A Ukranian couple tried to save their relationship by handcuffing themselves together on Valentine’s Day in 2021. The arrangement lasted 123 days before they called it quits for good. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Ukraine’s inseparable couple ditches the handcuffs and parts ways — Reuters
WTF Fun Fact – Underwater real estate
A “quiet” lakeside lot in Ontario is drawing interest from buyers for its low price of $80k. But there’s a catch. Despite the listing touting “endless possibilities in the future,” it’s completely submerged in Lake Erie.
Source:Lot in Canadian village for sale with a small catch: It’s underwater — Reuters
WTF Fun Fact – Lonely Thai penguins
41 penguins live at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, which is closed due to COVID. When the penguins are let out of their enclosure every day for exercise, zookeepers say they are completely confused that no one is there to see them.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: Penguins missing visitors, say keepers, at locked-down Thai Zoo — Reuters via Yahoo! News
WTF Fun Fact – The Semelparous Octopus
After laying eggs, the female octopus’ only function is to protect and tend to their eggs. They remain stationary for anywhere from months to years depending on the species of octopus, uninterested in food and slowly dying. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The grim, final days of a mother octopus — ScienceDaily
WTF Fun Fact – Bears Taste
When hungry bears tear into a beehive, they are actually looking for tasty bee pupae, larvae, and eggs, which provides them with fat and protein instead of the honey which is primarily sugar. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: What Do Bears Like to Eat in a Beehive? – North American Bear CenterNorth American Bear Center
WTF Fun Fact – Super Bowl Bird Lawsuit
The NFL sued rapper M.I.A. for 100% of her earnings for life (if she ever earned over $2 million) because she flipped everyone off during the 2012 Super Bowl halftime show. The lawsuit was later settled for an undisclosed sum. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The NFL Once Sued Rapper M.I.A. for Over $16 Million Because of a Lewd Gesture (sportscasting.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Cooked Tuna
The warm-blooded Atlantic Bluefin Tuna is so powerful that it can cook its own flesh if it overexerts itself – most commonly occurring when being caught by fishermen. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Atlantic bluefin tuna: the forgotten superpredator | Blue Planet Society