The average consumer typically uses a single use plastic bag for twelve minutes. After those twelve minutes, it can take up to 1,000 years for a plastic bag to decompose. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – DST Spikes Fatal Car Accidents
Researchers found fatal car accidents in the US spike by 6% during the workweek following the “spring forward” to daylight saving time. The study also found that the farther west a person lives in their time zone, the higher their risk of a deadly crash that week. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – A Lot Of Handshakes
On January 1, 1907 President Theodore Roosevelt shook the hands of over 8,510 people, setting a world record which lasted for over 70 years. It is still the world record for a head of state.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Most handshakes by a head of state | Guinness World Records
WTF Fun Fact – Women Have Better Sense Of Smell
Research has found that females have nearly 50% more neurons in their olfactory bulbs in their brains which could provide women with a better sense of smell. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Women’s finer sense of smell may be due to more brain cells (medicalnewstoday.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Elderly Disco
South Korea’s government organizes disco-like dance parties for elderly people with the sole purpose of tackling loneliness and preventing dementia in their country where the population is rapidly aging. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Seoul’s over-65s disco ‘like medicine’ for seniors – BBC News
WTF Fun Fact – Ding Bowl
A bowl purchased for $3 at a New York garage sale turned out to be a 1,000-year-old Chinese bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty. The “Ding” bowl was later sold at auction for $2.2 million. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bought for $3 at yard sale, bowl sells for $2.2 million – CNN
WTF Fun Fact – 19 Different Smiles
Researchers have found there are 19 different types of smiles, but only six occur when we’re having a good time. The rest happen when we’re in pain, embarrassed, uncomfortable, horrified, or even miserable. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: There are 19 types of smile but only six are for happiness – BBC Future
WTF Fun Fact – Tapeworm In Brain
A man whose headaches were so painful they made him vomit has finally found the source of his health problem – a tapeworm has been lodged in his brain for 10 years after eating undercooked pork in Mexico. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Man whose headaches made him vomit ‘had tapeworm in brain for 10 years’ | US News | Sky News
WTF Fun Fact – A’wee Chi’deedloh
The Navajo traditionally celebrate a baby’s first laugh as it is seen as a sign they are leaving the spirit world and joining the physical one. Whoever draws out the first giggle is responsible for throwing a party known as A’wee Chi’deedloh, which is “hosted” by the baby.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:The Navajo Celebration of a Baby’s First Laugh – The Aesthetics of Joy by Ingrid Fetell Lee