In the late 17th-18th century a “cackler” was a chicken and a “cackling fart” was an egg. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://victoriablakewriter.wordpress.com/2020/03/17/historical-slang-cackling-fart/
WTF Fun Fact – Appendix Stores Good Bacteria
Your appendix stores samples of good bacteria so it can repopulate your digestive system in case they are wiped out entirely by diseases such as diarrhea. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5011360/
WTF Fun Fact – Ballet Shoe Budget
The New York City Ballet has an annual shoe budget of $780,000. Their dancers go through 500 to 800 pairs of pointe shoes performing “The Nutcracker” over 6 weeks and use even more pairs in just 2 weeks performing while “Swan Lake.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.dancespirit.com/the-secrets-of-new-york-city-ballets-pointe-shoe-room-2543661527.html
WTF Fun Fact – Backwards Celsius Scale
Prior to 1743, the Celsius scale values were reversed (i.e. the boiling point was 0 degrees and the freezing point was 100 degrees). The 1743 scale reversal was proposed by Jean-Pierre Christin. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Norbert Pearlroth
Norbert Pearlroth was the sole researcher for Ripley’s ‘Believe It or Not!’ newspaper panel. He spent 10 hours a day, six days a week at the New York Library researching. He produced 24 pieces of content a week for 52 years. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Mitochondrial DNA Replacement
In 2015, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to legalize the creation of babies from the DNA of three people in a technique known as mitochondrial DNA replacement therapy. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ig Nobel Prize
Since 1991, an Ig Nobel Prize has been awarded in ten categories to celebrate unusual or trivial achievements in scientific research. For example, in 2016 the Ig Nobel Prize for chemistry was given to Prof. Raston for unboiling an egg. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Adidas Doesn’t Sponsor Scientologists
Adidas does not sponsor any athletes who are Scientologists because in Germany, where Adidas is headquartered, Scientology is considered a cult.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://hypebeast.com/2015/8/adidas-will-terminate-contracts-of-scientologists
WTF Fun Fact – Skycots
In the 1950’s, babies traveled on airplanes in “skycots.” They were attached to the overhead luggage bin, with children placed inside for the duration of the flight. – WTF Fun Facts