William James Sidis enrolled at Harvard at just 11 years old after he completed his primary and secondary schooling in less than a year. By age 8 he knew eight foreign languages and even invented his own called “vendergood.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Aeroflot Flight 6502
In 1986, Soviet pilot Alexander Kliuyev made a bet with his co-pilot that he could land Aeroflot Flight 6502 using an instrument-only approach with curtained cockpit windows (no visual contact with the ground.) The plane ultimately crashed and 70 people died. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Dead Man’s Fingers
The fungus Xylaria Polymorpha derives its nourishment from non-living or decaying organic matter and is nicknamed “dead man’s fingers” as it looks like the hand of a corpse might coming out of the ground. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Revised Aegukga
In 2014, South Korea produced an alternative version of their national anthem “Aegukga,” which was two keys lower in order to make it easier for kids in school (especially males going through puberty) to sing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://blogs.wsj.com/korearealtime/2014/09/02/is-south-koreas-national-anthem-too-high-pitched/
WTF Fun Fact – Photoshopped Diversity
In 2000, the University of Wisconsin photoshopped Diallo Shabazz’s face onto the cover of an admission booklet to give the illusion of diversity. He sued for a “budgetary apology” and won $10 million which was earmarked for diversity initiatives at the university. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/09/02/doctoring-diversity-race-and-photoshop/
WTF Fun Fact – Missing Sleepwear
A recent study found nearly 20% of British people said they wake up wearing less clothing than they had on when they went to bed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/10/pajamas-sleepwear/411241/
WTF Fun Fact – Smells Like Teen Spirit Deodorant
When a friend wrote “Kurt smells like teen spirit” on a wall, Kurt Cobain assumed it was an anti-establishment slogan and titled the hit song with it. Months later he found out his friend had been making fun of him as Kurt’s girlfriend wore a deodorant called Teen Spirit.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smells_Like_Teen_Spirit
WTF Fun Fact – Chameleons’ Long Tongues
A chameleon can stretch its tongue more than twice the length of its body with smaller chameleons able to reach 2.5x their length. Scientists call the mechanism used to achieve this elastic recoil. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Fire Tornado
There is a rare natural phenomenon known as a fire tornado that occurs when intense rising heat and violent wind conditions combine, often as a result of wildfires. They can reach temperatures of up to 1090°F and generate wind speeds of more than 100 mph.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://skysaver.com/blog/fire-tornado-skysaver-rescue-backpacks/