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)
WTF Fun Fact – Einstein’s Tip About A Modest Life
Einstein once gave a note in lieu of a tip to a courier in Tokyo. The note said, “a quiet and modest life brings more joy than a pursuit of success bound with constant unrest”. In 2017, it sold for $1.56 million at auction. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Longest Word
The world’s longest word is 189,819 letters long and takes 3.5 hours to pronounce (methionylthreonylthreonylglutaminylalanyl…isoleucine). It is the chemical name of the largest known protein called Titin. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Adult Milk In Japan
Japanese company Nakazawa Foods sells Adult Milk – for adults living in a stressful society. The milk costs over $4 per quart and is taken from cows once a week at the break of dawn, when they discharge a lot of melatonin. It contains 3-4x more melatonin than regular milk. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Got money? You’ll need a lot to buy this milk (nbcnews.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Beefalo
A “cattalo” or “beefalo” is a cross breed between a cow and a bison. They were first intentionally crossbred in the mid-19th century. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Beefalo – Wikipedia