The “Caviar of the East,” bird’s nest soup is made from the nest of the endangered swiftlet bird, who uses its own solidified saliva to make its nest. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF • Fun • Fact ( /dʌb(ə)lˌju/ /ti/ /ef/ • /fʌn/ • /fækt/ )
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WTF Fun Fact – Pyramids of Meroe
Many pyramids were built in the Kingdom of Kush in modern day Sudan. However, an Italian treasure hunter obtained permission to perform “excavations” and blew up 40 pyramids with explosives ultimately destroying them. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Giuseppe Ferlini – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Powder Down Feathers
Some birds have a special type of feather called powder down feathers. These feathers disintegrate and form a fine keratin powder, which the bird can spread over its feathers to water-proof them. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – An Unlikely Crustacean
Pill bugs, also known as roly-polys, are not insects but rather crustaceans. They breathe through gills and are more closely related to shrimp and lobsters than other bugs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/springtime-science-whats-home-sweet-home-to-a-bug/
WTF Fun Fact – Diamond Is Forever Martini
The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo sells a Diamond Is Forever Martini that features a one-carat diamond alongside Absolut Elyx Vodka and a splash of lime juice. You will also be serenaded with the song of the same name – all for ¥2 million, or roughly $18,500USD. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Balkan Sworn Virgin
In Albania, some women swear an oath to become “sworn virgins” in order to live life as a man, get the rights and privileges of a man and are, for the rest of their lives, never addressed as female again. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Humans Jump Farther Than Horses
The world record for the longest human long jump is greater than the world record for the longest horse long jump. Mike Powell set the human record in 1991 by jumping 8.95m, while a horse named Something under Andre Ferreira jumped 8.25m in 1975. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Equestrian Guinness records – EQUISHOP Equestrian Shop
WTF Fun Fact – Field Chasing Ducks
Some rice farmers in Thailand use a swarm of some 10,000 ducks to clean up their fields after harvesting. Known as “ped lai thoong” or “field chasing ducks”, the ducks eat the snails and leftover husks making it easier to plow all while avoiding the use of pesticides. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Drone footage follows 10,000 ducks “cleaning” rice paddies in Thailand – YouTube
WTF Fun Fact -Scotland’s National Animal
The unicorn is the official national animal of Scotland. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The unicorn – Scotland’s national… | National Trust for Scotland (nts.org.uk)