During the chrysalis phase of the butterfly metamorphosis, a caterpillar digests itself by releasing enzymes that break down its tissues. Specialized groups of cells survive this process and use the protein-rich soup to build the body parts of the butterfly. – WTF Fun Facts
Source:How Does a Caterpillar Turn into a Butterfly? – Scientific American
General Mills worked for over 3 years and spent $34 million in advertising on Fingos – a cereal that was meant to be eaten with fingers as a snack and without milk. The product was a failure and discontinued a year later. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Fingos – Wikipedia
When engineers showed the first iPod prototype to Steve Jobs, he examined it carefully then dropped it in an aquarium and used the air bubbles to prove there was empty space and it could be made even smaller. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Steve Jobs Threw iPod Prototype Into an Aquarium to Prove a Point (businessinsider.com)
The song “Monster Mash” by Bobby Pickett was banned on UK airwaves by the BBC soon after it came out in 1962 because it was considered “too morbid.” It remained banned for a further 11 years.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Halloween’s “Monster Mash” was once banned by the BBC — Quartz (qz.com)
In 2013, a truck in Norway carrying 27 tons of Brunost (a caramelized goat cheese) caught fire in a tunnel. Due to the high fat and sugar content, the fire raged for ~5 days and caused significant damage to the tunnel, which required several months to repair it. – WTF Fun Facts
The honorary members of the Harlem Globetrotters include two popes (Pope John Paul II & Pope Francis), Nelson Mandela, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Hope, Henry Kissinger, and a few others. – WTF Fun Facts
Fried brain sandwiches used to be a popular dish in the St. Louis area in the late 19th century. They are still a local delicacy in the Ohio River valley area but are now often served with pigs’ brains instead of cow. – WTF Fun Facts
In Yreka, California, a bakery operated for 100 years called the Yreka Bakery, which formed a palindrome. When the business closed and a gallery opened in the same spot, they named themselves the Yrella Gallery, so that it would also form a palindrome. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Yreka, California – Wikipedia
Sony needed special export permits from the Japanese government for the export of PlayStation 2s. The PS2 was so good at processing high-quality images quickly that the Japanese government believed it was possible to adapt it for use in missile guidance systems. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.pcmag.com/news/20-years-later-how-concerns-about-weaponized-consoles-almost-sunk-the-ps2