Nearly all criminal cases that go to trial in Japan end in a guilty verdict – the country has a 99.9% conviction rate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Order in the Court: Explaining Japan’s 99.9% Conviction Rate | Nippon.com
WTF Fun Fact – The North Pond Hermit
In 1986, Christopher Knight, the “North Pond Hermit,” disappeared in to the woods of Maine for 27 years and survived by committing ~1000 burglaries of nearby cabins and homes. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Fighting Words
Fighting words, or “words which by their very utterance, inflict injury or tend to incite an immediate breach of the peace”, are not protected under the first amendment. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Fighting Words | Wex | US Law | LII / Legal Information Institute (cornell.edu)
WTF Fun Fact – Oily Chalk
The name “Crayola” comes from the combination of the French words “craie” (chalk) and “oléagineuse” (oily) or “oily chalk”. In 1903, a box of 8 crayons sold for a nickel. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.crayola.com/faq/your-history/where-did-the-brand-name-crayola-originate/
WTF Fun Fact – Bottom Quark Fusion
When two subatomic particles called “bottom quarks” fuse, they release more than 8x the energy of individual fusion reactions in hydrogen bombs. The physicists who made this discovery kept it a secret until they were certain the discovery couldn’t be weaponized. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Subatomic Discovery That Physicists Considered Keeping Secret – Scientific American
WTF Fun Fact – Vampire OCD
In Eastern European folklore, many vampires suffered from OCD, specifically having strong compulsions to count. Bags of rice or seed were often placed at graves to occupy them at night by counting the grains. This was the inspiration for Sesame Street’s Count Von Count. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Vampires Traits – Vampires – Dracula
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WTF Fun Fact – Pluto Still A Planet
In 2007, the New Mexico state legislature passed a law that stated Pluto is still a planet when it passes over the state. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Pluto is Still Legally a Planet (Whenever it Passes Over New Mexico) – Nerdist
WTF Fun Fact – Elysis
Elysis has created a new smelting process for aluminum that releases oxygen instead of carbon dioxide. The new production process cuts operating costs by 15% and increases production by 15%. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Apple Backs a New Joint Venture for Zero-Carbon Aluminum Smelting | Greentech Media
WTF Fun Fact – Petroleum Outlook
Plastic and petroleum were originally environmental saviors, because they eliminated the need to kill whales, elephants, turtles, and many other creatures for their materials. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: A Brief History of Plastic’s Conquest of the World – Scientific American