A young Bangladeshi woman with two uteruses gave birth to twins less than a month after having a baby boy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bangladesh woman with two wombs has twins one month after first birth – BBC News
A young Bangladeshi woman with two uteruses gave birth to twins less than a month after having a baby boy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bangladesh woman with two wombs has twins one month after first birth – BBC News
In 2016, the NFL returned over $700,000 of taxpayer money that it was paid by the Defense Department to honor the military at games in what was dubbed “paid-patriotism.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: NFL returns $723,734 it was paid to honor military (usatoday.com)
A study found tobacco and tomato plants emit ultrasonic “squeals” when stressed. Microphones 4″ away picked up the sounds when plants had their stems cut or were under-watered. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Plants May ‘Scream’ When Stressed | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine
In 2002, Bridgeville, California was the first town to be put up for auction on eBay, initially selling for $1.77 million. The buyer backed out but it eventually sold for $700k. – WTF Fun Facts
The average active vocabulary of an adult English speaker is around 20,000 words. Their passive vocabulary which they can recognize and know the meaning of is approximately 40,000 words. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Is Your Vocabulary Higher Than the Average Adult? | DirectExpose (archive.org)
The term “fragging” comes from the Vietnam War. Soldiers would throw live frag grenades into the quarters of officers they thought were incompetent. There were over 800 confirmed “fragging” attempts in the Army and Marines during the Vietnam War. – WTF Fun Facts
The Reptar wagon in the cartoon Rugrats and Rugrats Movie was voiced by Busta Rhymes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source:You most likely never noticed this bizarre detail in “Rugrats” | HelloGiggles
In 2004, a woman tried to use a fake $1 million bill to buy $1,675 worth of merchandise at Walmart and even expected to get the change back. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Woman says she thought $1 million bill was real (nbcnews.com)
There are isolated tribes living on the Andaman Islands near India, including the Sentinelese, that violently reject contact with the outside world. They are some of the last people to be untouched by modern civilization. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Meet the first woman to contact the Sentinelese (nationalgeographic.com)