CNN has prepared a Doomsday video to be played by the last surviving employee. In 2009, former intern posted the footage online which shows a low-res video of a US army band playing a mournful rendition of “Nearer My God to Thee.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/media/video/2015/jan/06/cnn-end-of-the-world-doomsday-video
The independent board game “Cranium” originally sold over 100,000 copies of its game in the first year – primarily through 1500 Starbucks stores. – WTF Fun Facts
“Vranyo” is Russian for telling a bold-faced lie which you do not expect anyone to believe. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: “Vranyo”: a previously untranslatable Russian word … – Glossophilia
The African lungfish can survive up to 5 years without food or water through a process known as estivation. It has existed for ~400 million years. Their gills have evolved to obtain oxygen from the air as well as water. During estivation they get nutrients by digest its muscle tissue. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Which Animals Can Live Without Water For Years? – WorldAtlas
For the 60th anniversary (diamond jubilee) of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II, Marmite released a special limited edition with the label “Ma’amite” as well as the Union Jack. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Marmite Celebrates Queen’s Diamond Jubilee With Ma’amite (adweek.com)
In 2020, the Lost Apple Project, which rediscovers apples previously thought to be extinct, found 10 “lost” varieties of apples. In winter, they get a graft from the “lost” apple tree and store it in a conservatory to restore the species. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: 10 kinds of apples that were thought to be extinct have been rediscovered – CNN
There are several programming languages that have been created using emojis and emoticons including: Emoji, Emojicode, Emoji-gramming, EmojiCoder, and Emotinomicon. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: 5 Emoji Based Programming Languages | Level Up Coding (gitconnected.com)
Researchers in the new field of study called interruption science have found that it takes an average of 25 minutes to recover your focus after being interrupted by a phone call. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/interruption-science-pico-iyer_n_7236180
The “coffee break” was invented in 1952 by the Pan American Coffee Bureau (PACB). Before WW2, a work “break” was unheard of. The PACB spent millions on advertising including the slogan “Give Yourself a Coffee Break–And Get What Coffee Gives to You.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.herbmuseum.ca/content/invention-coffee-break