Dairy cows spend almost 8 hours a day chewing their cuds for a total of roughly 30,000 chews daily. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://afs.ca.uky.edu/content/why-do-cattle-chew-their-cud
WTF Fun Fact – Gut Bacteria Converts Blood Type
In 2018, Canadian researchers discovered a method to convert blood types A, B and AB to universal donor O-negative. They identified a human gut bacteria which makes an enzyme that reacts with the non-O type red blood cells, essentially transforming them into O-negative. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: UBC researchers have found a way to convert any blood type to the universal O | CBC Radio
WTF Fun Fact – Baikal Zen
This rare phenomenon is called “Baikal Zen”. Rocks that have fallen on the ice of Lake Baikal are heated by sunlight and melt the ice below. Once the sun is gone, the ice becomes solid again, creating a small support for the rock above. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Incredible natural phenomena on Lake Baikal (getaway.co.za)
WTF Fun Fact – Singing Sand
“Singing sand” produces a deep hum that can be heard for miles. The sound can be heard as a sand avalanche is triggered by the wind or even by people walking on the sand. There are ~30 sand dunes in the world with the right grain size and dry conditions needed to “sing.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Free Soup Coffee & Doughnuts
During the Great Depression, Al Capone started one of the first soup kitchens, called “Free Soup Coffee & Doughnuts for the Unemployed.” Every day the soup kitchen served three meals to over 2,000 Chicagoans.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Mobster Al Capone Ran a Soup Kitchen During the Great Depression – HISTORY
WTF Fun Fact – Smoking Dick Trickle
Former NASCAR driver Dick Trickle drilled a hole in the front of his safety helmet and installed cigarette lighters in his race cars so that he could smoke while racing. NASCAR permitted it during caution periods of races.–WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Devil Went Down To Georgia
Charlie Daniels, who no longer owns the rights to his song, objected to the use of “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” in Guitar Hero III, because it was possible for the player to lose to devil-like character, which “perverted” his song. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Shrimp Daddy
Lil’ Wayne was originally known as “Shrimp Daddy,” which was inspired by former Cash Money artist “Pimp Daddy.”–WTF Fun Facts
Source:https://classichiphopmagazine.com/answers/2020/5/9/why-was-lil-wayne-called-shrimp-daddy-before
WTF Fun Fact – Sticky Rice Mortar
The Great Wall of China is held together by sticky rice mortar. Around the year 500 A.D., the Chinese started mixing sticky rice soup with slaked lime to make very strong and weather resistant mortar. – WTF Fun Facts