Every year since 2005, a half marathon, marathon and a 100K run take place in Antarctica despite an average windchill temperature of -20°C. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.icemarathon.com/
Every year since 2005, a half marathon, marathon and a 100K run take place in Antarctica despite an average windchill temperature of -20°C. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.icemarathon.com/
“Milk Duds” were originally intended to be perfectly round, chocolate covered caramel candies. The machines in 1928 couldn’t produce them consistently and the misshaped candies were called “duds,” hence the name. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Milk Duds – Wikipedia
Iran’s current flag has “Allāhu akbar” (“God is great”) repeated 22 times along the bottom of the green stripe and top of the red stripe. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Flag of Iran | Britannica
2013 was the first year since 1432 that could result in a rearrangement of four consecutive numbers. The next year this will happen is much sooner: 2031. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Math
In 1965, a Ukrainian farmer dug up the lower jawbone of a mammoth. Further excavations revealed 4 huts, made up of a total of 149 mammoth bones. These dwellings date back roughly 15,000 years. – WTF Fun Facts
The Kepler 11145123 star, discovered in 2016, is the roundest natural object ever measured. Using asteroseismology, scientists were able to measure the oblateness of the star and found it’s even more perfectly spherical than the sun. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Kepler 11145123 is Most Spherical Natural Object Ever Seen, Astronomers Say | Astronomy | Sci-News.com (sci-news.com)
Image credit: Mark A. Garlick
Costco loses $30-40 million a year selling their rotisserie chicken for $4.99, which is cheaper than the cost of their uncooked chickens. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Costco $4.99 Rotisserie Chicken, $1.50 Hot Dog: Why Bargain Prices Will Remain | Money
The death penalty in Florida is carried out by an executioner who is a private citizen and is paid $150 per execution. State law allows for his or her identity to remain anonymous. They also have a second, backup executioner available. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Death Row — Florida Department of Corrections (state.fl.us)
Juan Francisco Martin Fresneda has designed a number of wild soccer uniforms including some that look like a tuxedo, the human anatomy, and The Hulk. – WTF Fun Facts