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WTF Fun Fact – Named After Native Americans

October 31, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Named After Native Americans

Many of the US Army helicopters are named after Native Americans (Apache, Black Hawk, Chinook, etc.) because of former regulation AR 70-28, which mandated they be named using “Indian terms and names of American Indian tribes and chiefs.” – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Inside-DOD/Blog/Article/2052989/why-army-helicopters-have-native-american-names/

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WTF Fun Fact- Stranded Cows

October 31, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Stranded Cows

Three cows that were swept off an island in North Carolina during Hurricane Dorian were found alive on a different island. Park officials say they believe the three-stranded cows swam up to five miles. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-50413978

WTF Fun Fact – Fake Hostage

October 30, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Fake Hostage

In 2005, Al-Qaeda posted a picture on one of their websites claiming to have a US military hostage, but it was actually a Special Ops Cody action figure. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4229347.stm

WTF Fun Fact – Teen Impersonating A Cop

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Teen Impersonating A Cop

In 2009, a 14-year-old boy showed up at a Chicago police station in uniform and worked 5 hours of a shift. He acquired a police radio, ticket book and rode with an officer for several hours before he was found out and later arrested. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/14-year-old-reports-for-police-duty/2090036/

WTF Fun Fact – Most Popular Psychoactive Drug

October 29, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Most Popular Psychoactive Drug

Coffee is the most widely used psychoactive drug in the world. Caffeine works by competing with adenosine receptors in the brain. If adenosine is blocked by a caffeine molecule, then one’s feeling of exhaustion is lowered. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/infographics-general-science/science-behind-worlds-most-popular-drug

WTF Fun Fact – French Bread Law

October 29, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - French Bread Law

The French Bread Law of 1993 outlines specific rules for the sale of bread in France. Specifically, baguettes can not be frozen before sale and must be made fresh with no additives. It also specifies a maximum pH level and bacteria counts for the sourdough starters. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/loda/article_lc/LEGIARTI000006933918/2020-01-03/

WTF Fun Fact – World’s Largest T-Shirt

October 29, 2020October 29, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Largest Plastic T-Shirt

The world’s largest T-shirt was made from 200,000 recycled plastic bottles and measures 96.86 m long by 69.77 m wide. It was created by Plastindia Foundation India on January 5, 2018. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/largest-t-shirt/

WTF Fun Fact – World’s Oldest Unopened Wine

October 28, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Wine Of Unopened Bottle

The world’s oldest unopened bottle of wine is at least 1650 years old, known as the Speyer wine bottle or “Romerwein”. It was discovered during an excavation of a 4th-century AD Roman nobleman’s tomb. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speyer_wine_bottle

WTF Fun Fact – Tunnel Through Earth

October 28, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Tunnel Through Earth

If you fell into a tunnel through the center of the Earth, it would take you 42 minutes to complete the trip to the other side of the planet. You would reach a maximum speed of over17,500 MPH at the center of the Earth. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/would-you-fall-all-the-wa/

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