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/
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
During WW2, the U.S. Navy diving manual contained detailed instructions on how to release oneself from the grasp of a giant clam by severing its adductor muscles close to its shell. – WTF Fun Facts
Millennials between the ages of 18-34 are more likely to live with their parents instead of a spouse/partner. This is the first time this has been true of this age demographic since record-keeping began in the 1880s. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennials#Peter_Pan_generation
The Mongols never took baths or washed their clothes, fearing that it would contaminate the water and infuriate the dragons responsible for controlling the water cycles. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://listverse.com/2017/03/20/10-brutal-realities-of-life-in-the-horde-of-genghis-khan/
British politician Philip Noel-Baker is the only person to have won an Olympic medal (silver in the 1500m) and a Nobel (Peace) Prize. – WTF Fun Facts
Grigori Perelman is the only person in history to have solved one of the seven Millennium Prize Problems. After solving the Poincaré conjecture Perelman was offered both Field’s Medal and $1 million prize money, he declined them both. – WTF Fun Facts
Ferdinand Cheval was a French mailman who spent 33 years building a palace with stones he collected on his mail route. Le Palais idéal (“Ideal Palace”) is regarded as an extraordinary example of naïve art architecture. – WTF Fun Facts
Peru is home to ~3800 different types of potatoes, having been domesticated there some ~10,000 years ago. They differ in size, shape, color, skin, pulp, texture, and taste. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.limaeasy.com/peruvian-food-guide/typical-potatoes