Hockey goalie Clint Malarchuk’s throat got slashed by a skate during a live NHL game. The wound was so bad that it needed 300 stitches. Clint was back on the ice just a couple of weeks later. He would later survive a self-inflicted gunshot wound and the bullet still remains in his forehead. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Clark’s Nutcracker
The Clark’s Nutcracker bird can carry up to 80 seeds at a time and buries around 98,000 nuts over a 3 month period in up to 30,000 locations. They can then recall the location of many of them several months later, even when they are under snow. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Clark’s nutcracker – Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Doctor’s Lady
Ancient Chinese physicians kept a small ivory “medical doll” in their desks to help them treat female patients, who were forbidden from showing too much skin to a male other than their husband. Women seeking medical attention would point to the areas on the doll where they had discomfort. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Chinese medical doll – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Dudley Dursley’s Weight Loss
Harry Melling had lost so much weight that the role of Dudley Dursley was almost recast for the seventh Harry Potter movie. Eventually it was decided that Melling would continue to play Dudley and would wear a fat suit to make him look heavier. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/harry-potter-harry-melling-aka-dudley-dursley-lost-so-much-weight-he-had-to-wear-a-fatsuit-while-filming.html/
WTF Fun Fact – Ringo Starr’s MS Paint Art
Ringo Starr sells prints of his MS Paint art for thousands of dollars on his website. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Yer Baby – Ringo Starr Art
WTF Fun Fact – Jazz On Bones
“Jazz on bones” or “Ribs” were bootleg vinyl recordings made from old x-rays with holes burned in the middle from cigarettes. In the 50’s and 60’s they were a black market method for smuggling banned music into the Soviet Union. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Gold On Tree
Scientists have found that gold can grow on trees. When a tree has deep root growth, it can “strike gold” and absorb it through a biochemical process and in turn deposit the mineral into the tree’s bark and leaves. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Gold growing on trees? Scientists find small deposits in gumleaves | Australia news | The Guardian
WTF Fun Fact – Yuccas Plus Yucca Moths
Yucca moths play an important role in the survival of yucca plants. Without the yucca moth, the yucca plant would lose its only pollinator, and without the plant, the moth would lose its food source. Each depends on the other for survival. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Yucca Moths | National Wildlife Federation (nwf.org)
WTF Fun Fact – Early Doping In Cyclists
In the early 1990s, cyclists who doped at the Tour De France used so much EPOs (Erythropoietin) that they had to exercise throughout the night to prevent heart attacks in their sleep. – WTF Fun Facts