The Bahia emerald is a giant emerald from Brazil weighing over 800 lbs and containing 180,000 carats of precious gemstone. It has been at the center of an ownership dispute since 2008 and has an estimated worth of over $300 million. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.gemsociety.org/article/worlds-largest-emeralds/
17-year-old English soldier Leonard Knight’s life was saved by his pocket Bible when it stopped a German bullet during WWI. The bullet penetrated through to the last ~50 pages. – WTF Fun Facts
The CEO of Juul himself has said in an interview that non-smokers should avoid vaping or using their Juul product as it’s not intended for them and he also admits the long-term effects of vaping are unknown. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.insider.com/juul-ceo-dont-vape-long-term-effects-unknown-2019-8
During coronavirus related lockdown in the Netherlands, the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment recommended single people make arrangements with one other person as a cuddle/sex buddy. – WTF Fun Facts
Iceland has one of the highest rates of legal gun ownership globally. The country has about 300,000 people and an estimated 90,000 guns. Interestingly enough, it also has one of the lowest rates of violent crime in the world. – WTF Fun Facts
Recent research has found that seals brought Tuberculosis to North & South America and not European explorers. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2014/08/seals-infected-early-americans-tuberculosis
The wheel was not man’s first significant invention. Others predate the wheel by thousands of years including sewing needles, woven cloth, rope, basket weaving, boats and even the flute. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/a-salute-to-the-wheel-31805121/
The ‘Rain of fish’ is an annual event celebrated in the Honduran city of Yoro. During massive rain storms, hundreds of small silver fish supposedly rain from the sky onto the streets of the small town. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/37820-lluvia-de-peces-fish-rain.html
Per the 2017 census, only 12% of Qatar’s population are Qatari citizens. The remaining 2.3 million people are expatriates. – WTF Fun Facts