Buddy Ebsen was the original Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz movie, but he had to be replaced after suffering a severe allergic reaction to the aluminum powder makeup. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Buddy Ebsen – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Paint Cows Like Zebras
In a recent study, researchers found that painting a cow to look similar to a zebra reduced fly bites by 50%. This finding could help reduce the economic impact of biting flies on the US cattle production, which has been estimated at $2.2 billion per year. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: If the shoo fits: cows painted with zebra stripes keep flies in line | Animals | The Guardian
WTF Fun Fact – Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia
Hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia is the fear of the number 666. While triskaidekaphobia, is the fear of the number 13. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.verywellmind.com/hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia-2671858
WTF Fun Fact – The Farting Daughter-in-Law
There’s a Korean folktale called The Farting Daughter-in-law or Banggwijaengi myeoneuri. It’s about a woman who damages her husband’s house with one of her farts which causes his family to throw her out. However, they take her back after she knocks fruit off a tree with a fart. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Egg White Mortar & Egg Yolk Dessert
Filipino churches built during Spain’s colonial period used millions of egg whites in the mortar to make it more durable. This is also why Filipino desserts often use lots of egg yolks – many were developed to use up all the extra yolks from construction projects. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – New Zealand and Zealandia
New Zealand is not part of any of the world’s seven recognized continents, but is instead situated upon the submerged continent of Zealandia.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Zealandia – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – South Korean Cloned Drug Sniffing Dogs
In 2007, South Korea began employing cloned Labrador retrievers to sniff out drugs for the customs service. Training and using cloned dogs was more cost effective since only 30% of naturally born dogs they trained ever qualified for service. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: South Korea deploys cloned drug-sniffing dogs – ABC News (go.com)
WTF Fun Fact – The Aquarium Barter System
Aquariums aren’t allowed to pay to acquire animals from other aquariums as it encourages poaching. Instead, there is a barter system in place where they swap animals and each has their own fish or similar “base currency” they prefer to trade in. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Total of Totaled General Lees
Almost every time the General Lee jumped in the Dukes of Hazzard show, the car was totaled. About 300 General Lees “died” while filming, or about one per episode. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: General Lee: 10 Bizarre Facts You Never Knew About The Dukes Of Hazzard Car (screenrant.com)