Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country in the world with 851 individual languages listed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Papua_New_Guinea
WTF Fun Fact – Lots Of Languages
WTF Fun Fact – 1960’s Skydiver
In 1960, Col. Joseph Kittinger set the then world record for the highest skydive at just over 19 miles. During free fall, he reached a speed of 614 mph, nearly the speed of sound. His record was finally broken by his mentee in 2012 – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Largest Gathering
The Kumbh Mela (or Grand Pitcher Festival) is a huge Hindu religious festival that takes place in India every 12 years. In 2001, 60 million people attended, breaking the record for the world’s biggest gathering. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46834335
WTF Fun Fact – M&M Color History
Blue M&Ms didn’t exist until 1995, when a poll was held to replace the tan color M&M that was deemed redundant because of the brown M&M. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://phys.org/news/2013-09-mantis-shrimp-world-eyesbut.html
WTF Fun Fact – First Woman On US Stamp
The first woman appearing on a US postage stamp was Queen Isabella of Spain, honoring her patronage of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_on_US_stamps
WTF Fun Fact – First Right To An Education
The Mexican Constitution of 1917 was the first document in history that said every person has the right to an education. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Mexico#Article_1
WTF Fun Fact – Sweet Sperm Whale Ambergris
A popular additive to many perfumes, Ambergris, comes from the intestines of sperm whales. When it’s fresh, not surprisingly, it smells like crap, but then later begins to smell sweet and ‘earthy’. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/whale-poop-perfume-ambergris-why-its-expensive-2019-1
WTF Fun Fact – Morphine Misuse
When morphine was first isolated from opium in 1805, one of its early uses was as a “non-addictive” drug to treat people with an addiction to the relatively less addictive opium. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://methoide.fcm.arizona.edu/infocenter/index.cfm?stid=174
WTF Fun Fact – Great American Pants Suit
A man once sued a dry cleaner store for $67 million over a late return of a pair of $1000 pants. He reduced it to $45 million in court. The case was thrown out multiple times and the man, a judge himself, lost his job for a lack of “judicial temperament.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearson_v._Chung