The carnivorous harp sponge (Chondrocladia lyra) traps its prey in its hooks and then secretes a digestive membrane which breaks it down cell by cell and absorbs it through its pores. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chondrocladia_lyra
In 1955, Federal agents arrested John Gilbert Graham for blowing up an airplane but learned that it was not in fact a federal crime to blow up an airplane. Colorado instead charged him for the murder of his mother, a passenger on the plane. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Gilbert_Graham
Researchers found during the 2017 North American eclipse that bees don’t buzz during an eclipse. The bees were active and noisy right up until the last moments before totality. As totality hit, the bees all went silent in unison. – WTF Fun Facts
The Guinness world record for the largest snowflake was a snowflake 15 inches in diameter and 8 inches thick recorded at Fort Keogh, Montana in 1887. – WTF Fun Facts
One bite from a Lone Star tick can cause alpha-gal syndrome, which makes you allergic to red meat. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alpha-gal-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20428608
Birds eat up to 550 million tons of insects each year or as many as 20 quadrillion (20,000,000,000,000,000) individual bugs. – WTF Fun Facts
In 2010, Dr. Elena Bodnar created the “Emergency Bra” which can be unhooked and split into two face masks which filter out harmful chemicals. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ebbra.com/
During WW1, many dogs were trained as ‘casualty’ or ‘mercy’ dogs. They would seek out the injured and carry them medical supplies, or wait with the mortally wounded. – WTF Fun Facts
Since most meerkats “mobs” have only a single dominant pair reproducing, they have eating (or growing) contests to establish who is the next dominant female in the hierarchy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mnn.com/earth-matters/animals/blogs/meerkats-settle-rivalries-eating-contests