A recent study of biomedical papers published through May 2015 found 213 references “unequivocally citing” Bob Dylan. The singer/songwriter’s most popular songs referenced were “The Times They Are a-Changin’,” which had 135 citations, and “Blowin’ in the Wind,” which had 36 citations. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/why-so-many-dylan-lyrics-medical-studies-answer-my-friend-n480466
Old-time ‘high-wheeler’ bicycles were also known as ‘penny farthings’, because people thought they looked like the largest (penny) and smallest (farthing) English coins of the day rolling along one after the other. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://curiosity.com/topics/why-did-old-timey-bikes-have-one-giant-wheel-curiosity/
Draco was an Athenian lawyer who gave the city of Athens its first written laws. The word Draconian originated from his name as his laws were so brutal. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://historycollection.co/16-dramatic-and-bizarre-ways-people-died-in-ancient-greece-and-the-hellenistic-world/5/
Estádio Milton Corrêa, or Zerão, is a multi-purpose stadium in Northern Brazil situated near the equator or zero degrees latitude and thus has one end in the Northern hemisphere and the other in the Southern. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zer%C3%A3o
Rice is one of the most water-intensive crops to grow, needing about 2,500 liters per kilogram, but this is mainly to prevent weeds. SRI is a trending technique that could cut down the water used by over 50%. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/01/30/689685891/nepalese-rice-farmers-boost-yields-by-sowing-fewer-plants-and-cutting-water?t=1580162138374
In Saudi Arabia, a dozen camels were disqualified from a camel beauty contest for getting Botox injections to make them more attractive. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thenational.ae/world/gcc/saudi-camel-beauty-festival-12-entrants-disqualified-for-botox-use-1.698068
Scientists estimate there are ~400,000 species of plants on Earth and more than half of them are thought to be edible. However, we as humans only eat about 200 species of plants. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/why-do-we-consume-only-a-tiny-fraction-of-the-world-s-edible-plants
The red-lipped batfish or Galapagos batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini) have frowny-faces and giant red lips. They use their fins as feet to walk around the sea floor because they’re terrible swimmers. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-lipped_batfish
The red flag, when used by pirates, came to mean “no quarter given”, or no mercy would be shown and no life would be spared. Alternatively, a black flag meant that those who surrendered without a fight would be allowed to live. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://owlcation.com/humanities/Famous-Pirate-Flags