A study found bumblebees were able to recognize objects by sight that they’d only previously felt (cross-modal object recognition) suggesting they have some form of mental imagery; a building block for consciousness. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bumblebees can create mental imagery, a ‘building block of consciousness’, study suggests – ABC News
In 2004, the newly elected President of the Republic of Georgia fired all ~30,000 traffic cops to help get rid of corruption. – WTF Fun Facts
The Manitou incline is a former cable car path in Colorado that has only the rail ties remaining. It is just under a mile long and climbs 2,000 vertical feet. World class athletes have been timed climbing it in under 20 minutes. – WTF Fun Facts
In 1906, Frank H. Fleer developed the first chewing gum “Blibber-Blubber”. It was never marketed because it was brittle and sticky and bubbles splattered when burst that required solvent to remove the splatters. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Blibber-Blubber – Wikipedia
The average U.S. household has 300,000 things in their home. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.latimes.com/health/la-xpm-2014-mar-21-la-he-keeping-stuff-20140322-story.html
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
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)
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
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