The popular idiom “over and out” from TV and movies makes no sense in actual radio communications because “over” means you want a reply and “out” means you do not expect a reply. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/over_and_out
Christopher Langan, one of the smartest people in the world according to his IQ test results, spent 20 years as a bouncer on Long Island while he worked on his Cognitive-Theoretic Model of the Universe. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Langan
The tongue is a unique organ exhibiting many static and dynamic characteristics which differ considerably between individuals. Tongue prints are as unique as fingerprints. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5210096/
An actual chill pill, which could even be made at home, was used in the late 1800’s to remedy chills associated with a high fever. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/need-a-chill-pill-heres-a-recipe-from-the-19th-century
There are more than 7500 tomato varieties grown around the world. Over 175 million tonnes are produced globally each year with China producing the most of any country at ~32% of total worldwide tomatoes grown. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomato
Sloths poop once a week. This is the only reason they will leave their tree. It’s always a life-threatening situation for them as predators can easily prey on them while they do their “poo dance” at ground level. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/sloths-only-poop-once-week.htm
Snoopy used the phrase ‘Cowabunga!’ in the 1950’s, long before the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles used it as their catchphrase in the 1980’s. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.comixology.com/Snoopy-Cowabunga/digital-comic/47154
Arnold Schwarzenegger wasn’t allowed to dub his own role in Terminator to German, as his accent is considered very rural by German/Austrian standards and it would be too ridiculous to have a death machine from the future sound like a hillbilly. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://blog.esl-languages.com/blog/learn-languages/celebrities-speak-languages/
The shortest war on record was fought between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes and some 500 casualties. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Zanzibar_War