Garfield phones have been washing up on Northern Finistere beaches in France for over 30 years. A shipping container fell off the cargo ship in a storm and ended up wedged in a nearby underwater cave. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/garfield-phones-mystery-devices-washing-up-on-beaches-france/
A Russian 3D bioprinter successfully produced beef, rabbit, and fish tissue on the International Space Station using magnetic fields in microgravity. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-small-nibble-d-printer-meat.html
The Spanish ribbed newt, when attacked, pushes out its ribs until they pierce through its body, exposing a row of bones that act like poisonous barbs. The behavior doesn’t have any long-term harmful effects on the newt itself. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8212000/8212623.stm
When Lady Gaga was studying at NYU, her classmates made a Facebook group called “Stefani Germanotta, you will never be famous” where they bullied her. She dropped out after only a year to pursue her music career full time. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-01-17/when-they-dissed-future-lady-gaga
Vatican officials tasked with finding Latin words for modern English words have translated the internet to inter rete and emails to inscriptio cursus electronici. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/aug/31/pope-benedict-latin-academy
The 2018 ‘slapping law’ in Russia decriminalized some forms of domestic violence. If it is a first offense and not enough to hospitalize them, then instead of 2 years in jail the offender pays a minimum fine of 5 rubles (or less than $1). – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/0dd0ab91-145a-4137-bf87-28d0498c8d56
The most common street name in the U.S. is Second St. First is the third most common street name, Third is the second most common, while Fifth is the sixth most common. – WTF Fun Facts
Ruperts were dummy paratroopers dropped by Allied forces away from the actual Normandy invasion site on D-Day to try and divert German troops. They were designed to burst into flames on landing to avoid detection. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-40188333
The tradition of pouring out some of your drink on the ground to show respect for deceased friends or family comes from an ancient practice known as libation. It was common in ancient Egypt, Greece, and Rome. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://vinepair.com/wine-blog/libations-and-the-ancient-history-of-pouring-one-out/