School bus yellow was specifically formulated for use on school buses in North America in 1939. Originally named :National School Bus Chrome,” the color is now officially known in Canada and the U.S. as “National School Bus Glossy Yellow.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: School bus yellow – Wikipedia
In 1816, the generally accepted first recorded ship to ever sink in the Great Lakes was a wooden ship employed in the fur trade named “Invincible”. – WTF Fun Facts
Despite how TV shows and movies depict New York, it only has a four or five stereotypical alleys and you can’t film at the majority of them. As a result almost every NY alley scene is shot at the same location: Cortlandt Alley. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: New York Through the Eyes of a Film Location Scout – Bloomberg
Swedish soccer team Ostersund FK started in the fourth division and quickly made it to the top division in part thanks to the creation of a ‘culture academy’ where players sing, dance and act in front of an audience in an attempt to boost their soccer performance ability. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Ostersunds FK: Rise of Swedish club under English manager Graham Potter – BBC Sport
A sperm whales head contains two large oil-filled compartments, known as the “spermaceti organ” and “junk,” that constitute up to 1/4th its body mass and extend 1/3rd the total length of the whale. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Architecture of the sperm whale forehead facilitates ramming combat (nih.gov)
Acacias, a tree whose leaves giraffes feed on, release an airborne chemical called ethylene when eaten. Ethylene alerts nearby acacia trees to produce tannin, a toxin that makes the leaves poisonous. Giraffes avoid this by first eating trees downwind from others. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.tanzania-experience.com/blog/acacias-clever-species-of-trees/
The White House Correspondent’s Dinner was for men only until 1962, when JFK refused to attend unless women did. – WTF Fun Facts
Queen Elizabeth II never travels abroad without a monogrammed kettle used to make her Earl Grey tea which is specially created for her by Twinings to ensure the highest quality. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Queen Elizabeth never travels without a monogrammed kettle | Travel News | Travel | Express.co.uk
As part of a study, Facebook users, randomized to deactivate their accounts for 4 weeks in exchange for $102, freed up an average of 60 minutes a day, spent more time socializing offline, became less politically polarized, and reported improved subjective well-being relative to the control group. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Connected, but at what cost? | Science (sciencemag.org)