Italian Frank Lentini was born in 1889 with a parasitic twin resulting in three legs, four feet, 16 toes and two genital organs. He earned his living as a circus artist named The Great Lentini. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Unusual Blindness Remedy
Ancient Egyptians attempted to cure blindness by mixing mashed up pig’s eyes, red clay, and honey which they then poured in the patient’s ear. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1600-0420.1997.tb00792.x
WTF Fun Fact – Puppets Save A Language
The Czech language was saved from extinction by puppet shows. In the 17th century, Catholic Ferdinand II forced the Protestant Czech’s to speak in German and banned the Czech language. Puppets were the only thing with the right to speak Czech in public places. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20180820-why-czechs-dont-speak-german
WTF Fun Fact – Priapium fish
The male priapium fish (Phallostethus cuulong), which is named after the ancient Greek fertility deity Priapus, has its genitals right under its chin. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22023-zoologger-the-fish-with-its-genitals-on-its-head/
WTF Fun Fact – Pekin Noodle Parlor
The oldest continuously operating Chinese restaurant in the US is not in New York or San Francisco, but Butte, Montana. Pekin Noodle Parlor opened in 1911 and has been open ever since. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/88648/delicious-history-nations-oldest-chinese-american-restaurant
WTF Fun Fact – Fox’s Rangefinder
Foxes use the Earth’s magnetic field to estimate distances. It works as a kind of ‘rangefinder’, to estimate the distance to its prey and help them make a more accurate pounce. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Rimini’s Survivor
Mr. P is a 101-year-old Italian man who survived both the Spanish Flu and WW2, and has now beat Covid-19 too. He was born in 1919 while the 1918 flu pandemic was raging in his hometown of Rimini. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Cat’s Eye Watch
Ninja’s could tell time time by how dilated a cat’s pupils were as they dilate in a regular pattern throughout the day, regardless of ambient light. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Shavarsh Karapetyan
After his daily 20-km run in 1976, Shavarsh Karapetyan (a retired Armenian swimmer) came upon an accident scene where a bus had fallen into a reservoir. Repeatedly diving 10m deep,Karapetyan pulled 46 people out of the bus, 20 of whom survived. – WTF Fun Facts