The Catalina Ski Race is an annual 62-mile -long open-ocean race from Long Beach to Catalina Island and back with some water skiers being pulled at speeds over 50 mph. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Catalina Ski Race
WTF Fun Fact – 1 Billion With 50 Employees
Craigslist generates over $1 billion in revenue yearly but only has 50 employees. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Craig Newmark Founded Craigslist To Give Back, Now He’s A Billionaire (forbes.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Hackers Typo Costs Them A Billion
Hackers were prevented from stealing nearly $1 billion after misspelling the word “foundation” as “fandation” on a payment transfer. They were still able to steal roughly $80 million before the typo alerted the banks. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Hacker’s typo of the word ‘foundation’ helped stop billion-dollar bank heist | Daily Mail Online
WTF Fun Fact – Deaf Hallucinations
A research study found when deaf people with schizophrenia “hear voices”, they hallucinate hands communicating using sign language. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Exploring how deaf people ‘hear’ voice-hallucinations | UCL News – UCL – University College London
WTF Fun Fact – Cows Getting Royal Treatment
Queen Elizabeth II’s 150+ dairy cows sleep on water beds and are milked at their own leisure by robots at her farm Windsor Great Park. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/queen-elizabeths-cows-sleep-on-waterbeds-2018-6?r=US&IR=T
WTF Fun Fact – Wolverines To The Rescue
In the 1600s, Paulaner monks created a special beer full of carbohydrates and nutrients called “Salvator,” which was the only thing they consumed during the 40 days of Lent. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: These 17th century monks did a beer fast for Lent (catholicnewsagency.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Ton or Tonne
A short Ton is the US customary version, is equal to 2,000 lbs. A long Ton or Imperial Ton is mostly outdated and is equal to 2,240 lbs. A tonne, also known as a metric Ton, is equal to 1000kg or 2,204.6 lbs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://asseteng.com.au/whats-difference-ton-tonne-one-heavier
WTF Fun Fact – Corn Belt Vs Amazon
NASA satellite imagery shows that the US corn belt, at peak production in July, produces oxygen levels 40% greater than those observed in the Amazon rain forest. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Satellite Shows High Productivity from U.S. Corn Belt | NASA
WTF Fun Fact – Marriage Dare
Delaware and Colorado have statutes that allow a marriage to be annulled if it was done as a dare. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Delaware Campus Library Blogs » Weird laws of Delaware – marriage on a dare (widener.edu)