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
WTF Fun Fact – Bleu de Genes
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
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
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
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
WTF Fun Fact – Jolly Boy Sucker
In 1920, candy-maker Harry Burt created the first “ice cream on a stick” in Youngstown, Ohio. His first candy invention was called the Jolly Boy Sucker. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/snapshot/good-humor-ice-cream-truck
WTF Fun Fact – Howard The Duck Cost
The failure of the 1986 film “Howard the Duck” meant George Lucas had to sell some assets of Lucasfilm, including a computer-animated company Graphics Group to Steve Jobs. That company would go on to become Pixar. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ranald MacDonald
Ranald MacDonald, a bank clerk turned sailor, was the first English teacher in Japan. He taught 14 samurai English while he was held as prisoner. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Puppy Dog Eyes
Dogs evolved the specific (RAOL and LAOM) muscles that give them the ability to raise their inner eyebrows more than 33,000 years ago as they became domesticated. It’s an evolutionary trick used to manipulate human emotions. – WTF Fun Facts