A group of frogs is known as an army, chorus, or colony. A group of toads is a knot or a nest. A group of salamanders is called a band. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Barq’s Soviet Stuff
In 1992, Barq’s Root Beer ran a promotion giving away USSR memorabilia with a 12-pack proof of purchase as a “Communism is going out of business sale,” resulting in a 30% increase in sales. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Le Reyne Le Veult
English Parliament was conducted entirely in French until the 1400s. Even today, bills are formally passed into law with a French phrase: “Le Reyne le veult”, meaning “The Queen wills it.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: La Reyne le veult – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Soap Toothpaste
From the 1850’s until 1945, toothpaste contained soap. After that time, soap was replaced by other ingredients to make the paste smoother – such as sodium lauryl sulphate, a common ingredient in present-day toothpaste. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: History Of Toothbrushes And Toothpastes (colgate.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Alexandra Limp
Limping was a fad in Victorian England. Young women admired the genuine limp of Alexandra of Denmark, bride of the Prince of Wales, and went around fake limping (the “Alexandra Limp.”) Shopkeepers even sold pairs of shoes with one high heel and one low. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Victorian Strangeness: The bizarre tale of the ladies who limped – BBC News
WTF Fun Fact – How To Recover Quicker
The “hand on knees” posture results in superior heart rate recovery and greater tidal volume (the amount of air inhaled into the lungs with each breath) compared to the “hands on head” posture. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Why I Encourage My Athletes to Put Their Hands on Their Knees When Tired – stack
WTF Fun Fact – Road Runner Rules
Animator Chuck Jones and the writer had a list of rules for Road Runner and Wile E.Coyote e.g. “Whenever possible, make gravity the Coyote’s greatest enemy.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Great Green Wall
In 2007, efforts began to create the Great Green Wall in the Sahara by planting trees to stop desertification. Ethiopia alone has planted over 5.5 billion seedlings since the effort began. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Official Bird and HoF Inductee
The “Goodyear Blimp” has been named both an official bird of a city (Redondo Beach, CA in 1983) and also a College Football Hall of Fame inductee (in 2019). – WTF Fun Facts