The concept of “the munchies”, a side-effect from the use of Cannabis and it’s active ingredient THC’s impact on the CB1 receptor which results in an increase in appetite, has been understood since ~300 BC. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF • Fun • Fact ( /dʌb(ə)lˌju/ /ti/ /ef/ • /fʌn/ • /fækt/ )
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WTF Fun Fact – Temple Of Beer Bottles
Wat Pa Maha Chedi Kaew (Wilderness Temple of the Great Glass Pagoda) is a Buddhist temple in Thailand and is also known as the Temple of a Million Bottles because it’s constructed with ~1.5 million empty Heineken and Chang beer bottles. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Pa_Maha_Chedi_Kaew
WTF Fun Fact – Rooster’s Earplugs
Roosters have “built-in” earplugs, which prevents them from damaging their hearing as they crow. When roosters open their beaks fully, their external auditory canals close completely.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-roosters-dont-deaf-loud-crowing.html
WTF Fun Fact – Internet Hosts By Country
North Korea has only 8 internet hosts while the Vatican City has 107. USA has the most out of any country with over 500 million. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_number_of_Internet_hosts
WTF Fun Fact – Lady Death
Russian Lyudmila Pavlichenko aka “Lady Death” was the most lethal female sniper in history, she went on to record 309 confirmed kills in WWll. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Financier’s Joke Of A Will
Charles Vance Millar, a rich Canadian financier, made his will one last practical joke. In it, he left three men who hated each other a joint lifetime tenancy in a villa, some protestant ministers $700,000 in Catholic beer stock, and anti-horse racing advocates $25,000 in Jockey club stock. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Hotel Montana Magica
Hotel La Montaña Mágica is a unique hotel built to mimic a volcano and even erupts water. It sits deep within the depths of the private Huilo-Huilo biological reserve in Chile. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://planetdens.com/architecture/hotel-la-montana-magica-huilo-chile-2/
WTF Fun Fact – Windows For Submarines
The UK Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines run on a variant of Windows XP dubbed ‘Windows for Submarines’. Its actual name is Submarine Command System New Generation or ‘SMCS NG’. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/no-trident-doesnt-run-windows-xp/
WTF Fun Fact – Blindfolded Caterpillars
Researchers recently demonstrated that twig-mimicking caterpillars of the peppered moth can sense a twig’s color with their skin. Caterpillars that were blindfolded changed the color of their bodies to match their background. – WTF Fun Facts