A study found that when an empathetic partner holds the hand of a woman in pain, their heart and respiratory rates sync and her pain eases. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: When lovers touch, their breathing, heartbeat syncs, pain wanes, study shows — ScienceDaily
Anyone who moves to the Villas Las Estrellas, a settlement in Antarctica, must first have their appendix preemptively removed, because the nearest hospital is over 625 miles away. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: BBC – Future – The icy village where you must remove your appendix
Journalist John Richards founded The Apostrophe Protection Society in 2001 to enforce the proper use of the apostrophe in written English. It was brought to a “full stop” in 2019 as Richards stated that “the ignorance and laziness present in modern times have won!” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostrophe
Since 2016, some Australian Subaru dealerships have been giving out free local honey after servicing cars. Bee One Third – Neighborhood Honey formed a mutualistic relationship where BOT places boxes of beehives in strategic places, like empty dealership rooftops, and provides them honey. – WTF Fun Facts
In the early days of home computers (late 1970’s to early 80’s), computer magazines featured code listings that readers would spend hours typing into their computer in order to play a game or have a certain program. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Type-in program – Wikipedia
The Dynasphere was a monowheel vehicle design which was patented in 1930 by Dr J. A. Purves. Purves’ idea was inspired by a sketch made by Leonardo da Vinci. The vehicle had a top speed of 30 mph. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Dynasphere – Wikipedia
At age 19, Shi Jianqiao became an assassin after her warlord father was defeated and executed by a rival, Sun Chuanfang. Shi spent her 20s tracking Sun down, eventually killing him ~10 years later. Chinese society was so moved by her act of filial revenge that the government eventually pardoned her. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Shi Jianqiao – Wikipedia
James William “Jimi” Heselde purchased the Segway Company in 2009. Nine months later he died after falling off a cliff while riding a segway. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Segway boss Jimi Heselden dies in scooter cliff fall – BBC News
Saudi Arabian dairy company Almarai owns ~15,000 acres in California with water rights to the Colorado River so that they can cheaply grow alfalfa to feed their cows back in Saudi Arabia. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Who keeps buying California’s scarce water? Saudi Arabia | California | The Guardian