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May 14, 2020 by WTF

Per the 2017 census, only 12% of Qatar’s population are Qatari citizens. The remaining 2.3 million people are expatriates. – WTF Fun Facts

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

WTF Fun Fact – Overweight Submarine

May 14, 2020 by WTF

Spain’s S-80 submarine program designed subs that were 70 tons too heavy and likely to sink when submerged. The cost to fix it is expected to be ~$9 billion. The problem was traced back to an engineer misplacing a decimal point. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://o.canada.com/news/spain-builds-submarine-70-tons-too-heavy

WTF Fun Fact – Switzerland Democracy

May 13, 2020 by WTF

In Switzerland, applications for citizenship are decided at the municipal level. Thus, if your neighbors find you too annoying then they can vote to deny your citizenship. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/elections/2018/03/how-swiss-canton-voted-deny-vegan-citizenship-because-she-was-annoying

WTF Fun Fact – 90 Mile Beach

May 13, 2020 by WTF

On the Northwest tip of New Zealand’s North island is 90 Mile Beach. The beach is officially a public highway but is only 55 miles long. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninety_Mile_Beach,_New_Zealand

WTF Fun Fact – Multi-Colored Lobsters

May 13, 2020 by WTF

There are lobsters who are not only colored differently but half their body is male and half is female. They are known as gynandromorphs. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Gynandromorphs-Fig1a-Lobster-yellow-male-on-the-right-hand-side-green-brown-female-on_fig6_233967450

WTF Fun Fact – Bleu de Genes

May 12, 2020 by WTF

Blue jeans originated in Genoa, Italy some 500 years ago. ‘Bleu de Genes’ were worn by fishermen and navy sailors because they could roll them up to prevent them getting wet and because they were easy to remove if they ever fell overboard. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.italymagazine.com/italy/liguria/genoa-girds-battle-over-jeans

WTF Fun Fact – NASA Raids Denny’s

May 12, 2020 by WTF

NASA’s Office of Inspector General once raided a Denny’s as part of a sting operation to bust a 75 year old woman for possessing and attempting to sell a paperweight containing a moon rock the size of a rice grain. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-woman-detained-moon-rock-20170413-story.html

WTF Fun Fact – Mosquito Proboscis

May 12, 2020 by WTF

A mosquito’s proboscis has six needles, two of which have 47 sharp edges on their tips to help cut through skin and even protective layers of clothing in order to suck your blood. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://endmosquitoes.com/do-mosquitoes-have-teeth-number/

WTF Fun Fact – Yap & Rai

May 11, 2020 by WTF

The Micronesian island of Yap is known for its stone money, known as Rai or Fei. They use large doughnut-shaped, carved disks of calcite, some as large as 13 ft in diameter. The rai is still used today for social transactions, such as marriage, inheritance, & political deals. – WTF Fun Facts

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

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