Istanbul is the only city that is on two continents. The city straddles the Bosphorus strait, and lies in both Europe and Asia. It is also the most populated city in Europe. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Istanbul – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Vociferous Naked Mole Rats
Naked mole rats have an impressive vocal catalog of 17 unique sounds. Each colony of naked mole rats speaks its own unique dialect of chirps, a social feature that appears to be mediated by the colony’s queen and learned during adolescence. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Naked Mole Rat Colonies Have Their Own Unique Dialects | The Scientist Magazine® (the-scientist.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Gallant John Smeaton
While on a cigarette break, airport baggage handler John Smeaton confronted and kicked an attempted suicide bomber in the groin during the 2007 Glasgow Airport attack. He would later be awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Medicinal Ketchup
During the early 1800’s, ketchup was made of fish or mushrooms in the US. Then in 1834, Dr. John Cooke Bennett added tomatoes to ketchup and claimed it cured diarrhea, indigestion, rheumatism and jaundice. Dr. Bennett went on to work with salesman Archibald Miles to sell it in pill form. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bjordagurinn Beer Day
Iceland ended it’s prohibition in the 1930’s, but full-strength beer (>2.25% alcohol) remained illegal until March 1, 1989. March 1st is now celebrated annually as Bjórdagurinn (Beer Day). – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Aye-Aye’s Extra Pseudothumb
The aye-aye, a strange-looking nocturnal lemur native to Madagascar, has a small extra pseudothumb by its wrist. They are the only primate to have evolved an extra finger to help with grasping. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Passion/Orange/Guava POG
The mid-90s fad known as “Pogs” was actually an acronym for Passion/Orange/Guava, which was the type of juice that kids used the caps of when it was first invented in Hawaii. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bells Don’t Disperse Thunderstorms
In the 1700’s, it was believed that the sound of a bell could disperse thunder. Many bell-ringers were electrocuted as a result. In France, between 1753 and 1786, 103 bell-ringers were killed during thunderstorms as a result of holding on to wet bell ropes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bell-ringer – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Alternative Pain Relief
A study by Stanford University researchers found that looking at a photo of a romantic partner reduces pain by 44% or the equivalent of Tylenol or narcotics like cocaine. – WTF Fun Facts