Leonardo da Vinci is often credited with being the first to introduce the idea of contact lenses in his 1508 Codex of the eye, Manual D. However, his ideas for implementing the lenses was entirely impractical. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contact_lens
WTF • Fun • Fact ( /dʌb(ə)lˌju/ /ti/ /ef/ • /fʌn/ • /fækt/ )
1. noun A random, interesting, and overall fun fact that makes you scratch your head and think what the...
WTF Fun Fact – Czech Out Phillip Morris
In 1999, Philip Morris attempted to convince the Czech Republic that smoking was highly beneficial to the country, as more people would die earlier, saving the government millions on pensions, hospitals, and housing for elderly citizens. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-aug-05-mn-30831-story.html
WTF Fun Fact – Tartle
Tartle is an old Scottish word for the moment of hesitation when you are introducing someone whose name you can’t remember. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/booknews/7936824/Tartle-bufetak-kaelling-the-foreign-words-to-which-English-has-no-answer.html
WTF Fun Fact – Wasteful Cosmetic Food Standards
Recent research found that nearly half of all US food produced is discarded (left in the field to rot, fed to livestock, or hauled directly from the field to landfill) because of unrealistic “cosmetic food” standards. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jul/13/us-food-waste-ugly-fruit-vegetables-perfect
WTF Fun Fact – A Monkey Faced Orchid Named Dracula
There’s a species of orchid that looks like a monkey’s face called ‘Dracula Simia’. It is native to the tropical cloud forests of Southeastern Ecuador and Peru as it grows best in elevations above 2,000 feet. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_simia
WTF Fun Fact – How Did The Turtle Cross The Tracks?
Japan has installed special concrete tunnels under some of their train tracks to allow for turtles to cross the tracks. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/japanese-rail-workers-build-special-tunnels-to-save-turtles-from-train-deaths-a6757466.html
WTF Fun Fact – Whipping Tom
In the late 1600s, London was plagued by a sexual attacker, dubbed ‘Whipping Tom’, who would spank his victims with his hand or sometimes a rod and shout ‘Spanko!’ before running away. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whipping_Tom
WTF Fun Fact – Skylab Reward
In 1979, when the Skylab re-entry approached and headed for Australia, the San Francisco Examiner offered $10,000 to the first person to deliver a piece to them within 72 hours. A 17yr old Aussie collected a piece, jumped on a plane to SFO with no passport or luggage, and collected his prize. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2011/09/the-strange-tale-of-the-skylabs-fall-from-orbit/245332/
WTF Fun Fact – Sarcasm Etymology
The word sarcasm can be traced back to the Greek verb sarkazein, which initially meant “to tear flesh like a dog.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sarcasm