In a recent study, researchers from California State University showed that the self control needed to suppress the urge to urinate can make you more convincing at telling lies. This effect is known as inhibitory spillover effect. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Netflix Comes Full Circle
In 2019, Netflix leased the Paris Theatre, a single-screen theatre in Manhattan, to show their original movies. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2019/11/25/netflix-to-reopen-famed-paris-theatre-in-manhattan/
WTF Fun Fact – Space Station Flower Filtration
In 1989, NASA studied house plants as a means of providing clean and pure air for their space station. They found Peace Lilies and Florist’s Chrysanthemums to be the best all-around at filtering the air. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Orson Not Tweety Bird
Tweety bird was originally named Orson and was a wild baby bird who was naked/pink instead of a domestic yellow canary. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – White Elephant Gift Exchange
The “white elephant” gift exchange gets its name from the legend of the King of Siam gifting rare albino elephants to those who displeased him in hopes that the upkeep costs would financially ruin them. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_elephant_gift_exchange
WTF Fun Fact – WW2 A Code Of Honor
During WW2, German fighter ace Franz Stigler noticed a US B-17 bomber was too damaged to fight back, and escorted it back to Britain instead of shooting it down, risking execution in the process. Many years after the war, both pilots reunited and became friends. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2013/03/09/living/higher-call-military-chivalry
WTF Fun Fact – Concorde Solar Eclipse
In 1979, The Concorde 001 chased a solar eclipse by flying at 56,000 ft. over the Sahara Desert at a speed of Mach 2. The jet stayed in the umbra of the moon for a record 74 minutes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8q8qwk/the-concorde-and-the-longest-solar-eclipse
WTF Fun Fact – Skin Suffocation
The filmmakers of “Goldfinger” believed author Ian Fleming’s death-by-gold scenario (skin suffocation) was a genuine risk and took precautions. A physician was present during filming and the gold makeup was removed as quickly as possible after filming. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/gold-blooded-murder-180949433/
WTF Fun Fact – The Golden Yacht
One of the most expensive yachts in the world is a gold-plated super-yacht named “History Supreme” worth ~$4.5 billion USD. It’s made up of ~100,000 kilograms of solid gold and platinum plus it contains a wall feature made from the bone of a T-Rex dinosaur. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://stuarthughes.com/shop/luxury-yachts/history-supreme/