Ruby-throated Hummingbirds are able to fly across the Gulf of Mexico, ~500 miles, in one 20-hour non-stop flight. This flight requires more calories than the bird’s weight of ~3g, so they prepare by doubling their fat mass. They then expend their entire caloric reserve during the migration. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Nevada State Prison Casino
From 1932 to 1967, there was a casino called the “Bullpen” in a stone building on the grounds of the Nevada State prison in Carson City. Inmates could play blackjack, craps, poker, and even bet on sports. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The Casino – Nevada State Prison
WTF Fun Fact – Wheelchair Does 60mph On Highway
In 2007 a man in a wheelchair was hit by a semi-truck. The wheelchair handles were ensnared within the grill of the truck and he was pushed at over 60 mph for several miles on the highway. Amazingly, he escaped without injury. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Pule
The world’s rarest cheese, Pule, is made from donkey milk. Many thought it impossible to make cheese out of donkey’s milk because the liquid doesn’t coagulate. However, the Serbian cheesemonger Slobodan Simić found a solution and now sells his cheese for over $500 per pound. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Donkey cheese is the most expensive cheese in the world at £880 per kilo | Metro News
WTF Fun Fact – Loneliness As Bad As Smoking
A Harvard research study found that having no friends is as deadly as smoking. Researchers discovered a link between loneliness and an increase in the levels of a blood-clotting protein known as fibrinogen which can cause heart attacks and strokes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Study Shows Having No Friends ‘As Deadly As Smoking’ (newsweek.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Cheerioats
Cheerios were first called “Cheerioats” when first introduced on May 1, 1941. However, Quaker Oates later objected to the name and General Mills made the change in 1945. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Cheerios – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Inuit Ridicule Song Duel
Some Inuit groups used ridicule in the form of song duels as a means of conflict resolution. Two men who had failed to resolve a conflict by other means would compose derisive songs about the other. The whole camp gathered to observe the song duel and pick a winner. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Settling Our Differences Through Song? | The Toombs Take (psu.edu)
WTF Fun Fact – Untergunther
For over a year in the mid-2000s, members of the group Untergunther broke into the French Pantheon and repaired a clock which had been broken for 40 years. They were later taken to court for their efforts and eventually let off with a warning. In 2018, one of the members, clock restorer Jean-Baptiste Viot, was hired to repair it after it was further neglected. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Secret French illegal clock restorer gets the job (connexionfrance.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Chess Boxing
“Chess boxing” is a sport where players alternate between rounds of chess and boxing until either competitor is checkmated, knocked out, or technically knocked out. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Chess boxing – Wikipedia