Pre-mastication or kiss-feeding is the act of chewing food for the purpose of physically breaking it down in order to feed a baby or someone incapable of chewing. It is still common in traditional cultures. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Color Of Salmon
Farm-raised salmon are naturally grey while wild salmon are naturally pink due to their diet which includes astaxanthin, a compound found in krill and shrimp. Salmon farmers have to add astaxanthin to their feed to give them the pink color. It is the most expensive part of their food. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Buried Treasure In A Backyard
In 2013, a married couple on a walk came across several rusty buckets sticking out of their land. The buckets were full of gold coins minted from 1847 to 1894. The total value of all the coins was about $11 million with one worth over $1 million on its own. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Count Wampyr Not Dracula
“Count Dracula” was originally going to be named “Count Wampyr” but Bram Stoker went with Dracula after discovering the name while reading some Romanian history. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Smallest Target
The “world’s smallest target” is in Marathon, Texas which has a population of just over 400. In 2016, someone decorated an old railroad structure as an art installation, but nobody knows who it was. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://texashillcountry.com/smallest-target-store-marathon-texas/
WTF Fun Fact – Blue-Ringed Octopus Bite
There is no antivenom for a blue-ringed octopus bite. The only treatment is to be hooked up to a ventilator for 15 hours while the tetrodotoxin wears off so your diaphragm is no longer paralyzed. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bloodcurdling Horror Movies
A recent study found that watching a horror movie literally makes your blood thicken by increasing a blood clotting protein called Factor VIII. The clotting factor level increased in 57% of participants during the horror movie. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://knowpathology.com.au/2015/12/18/horror-movies-really-can-curdle-blood/
WTF Fun Fact – A Group Of Penguins
A group of penguins in the water is called a raft but on land they’re called a waddle. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cabq.gov/culturalservices/biopark/news/10-cool-facts-about-penguins
WTF Fun Fact – Cat Pawsitive
“Cat Pawsitive” is a program to help animal shelters teach their cats how to do a “high-five” and other tricks with humans, making them more attractive for adoption. It appears to be helping as over 400 cats who participated were adopted during the first two semesters. – WTF Fun Facts