Netflix saved its average user from 9.1 days of commercials in 2019. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: ANALYSIS: Netflix Saved Its Average User From 9.1 Days of Commercials in 2019 – Reviews.com
WTF Fun Fact – The Creation Of White Chocolate
White chocolate was originally created as a coating for a children’s medicinal product called Nestrovit. Nestlé worked with pharmaceutical group Roche on their formula which was primarily vitamin-enriched condensed milk. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Tallest Mountain Is Not Mount Everest
The tallest mountain from base to summit is not Mt. Everest but instead Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii. Everest stands 29,035 feet above sea level but Mauna Kea is ~33,500 feet tall with over half of its height underwater. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/earths-tallest-mountain-is-hawaii-2015-6
WTF Fun Fact – Jack White Saves Masonic Temple
The largest Masonic Temple in the world, the Detroit Masonic Temple, was saved from foreclosure in 2013 by Jack White of the White Stripes. He paid off $142,000 owed in back taxes since they gave his mother a job when she was in need. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Masonic_Temple
WTF Fun Fact – Sexy Primes
Sexy primes are prime numbers that differ from each other by 6 e.g. 5 and 11. The term “sexy prime” is a pun stemming from the Latin word for six: sex. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Sexy prime – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Portable Dialysis Machine
17-year-old Canadian Anya Pogharian invented a portable dialysis machine which cost $500 to build as part of her high school science fair project. A dialysis machine typically costs about $30,000. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Anya Pogharian, Montreal teen inventor, takes portable dialysis machine to the world | CBC News
WTF Fun Fact – Hunger Stones
Throughout central Europe, there are carved “hunger stones” which mark river levels during droughts. These stones warn future generations of famine if the water level gets low enough to see the carving. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Hunger stone – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Most M&M’s Stacked
The Guinness world record for the tallest stack of M&M’s is 4 and was first achieved by Italian Silvio Sabba on 21 December 2016 and later by Brendan Kelbie in 2020. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/94349-tallest-stack-of-mms
WTF Fun Fact – Wizard Of Wikipedia Steven Pruitt
As of February 2021, Steven Pruitt has made over 4 million edits to Wikipedia’s English content and 35k original articles under the alias “Ser Amantio di Nicolao”. He was named one of the 25 most important influencers on the Internet by Time magazine in 2017. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Steven Pruitt – Wikipedia