According to a recent study, researchers found infants who get more hugs and physical contact have more developed brains. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – United’s Men Only Flights
Up until 1970, United Airlines had ‘men only’ flights featuring complimentary cigars, cocktails, and a full-course steak dinner in the exclusive company of other men. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://viewfromthewing.com/united-airlines-men-only-executive-service/
WTF Fun Fact – Castoreum Beaver Scent
Castoreum is a warm, carnal, and leather-like scent used in perfume. Now synthetically replicated, it originally came from the castor sac of the mature North American Beaver which was used in combination with urine to mark their territory. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.fragrantica.com/notes/Castoreum-102.html
WTF Fun Fact – White Bellbird Fire Alarm
The White Bellbird, found in the Guianas, Brazil and Venezuela, is known as the world’s loudest bird. Their mating call sounds like a fire alarm and can reach up to 125 decibels. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://globalnews.ca/news/6066393/loudest-bird-bellbird-song/
WTF Fun Fact – God Blessed America for Me
Woody Guthrie wrote “This Land is Your Land” as a retort, after he got tired of hearing Kate Smith’s “God Bless America” over and over again. He sarcastically named the song “God Blessed America For Me” before later changing the title. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.npr.org/2000/07/03/1076186/this-land-is-your-land
WTF Fun Fact – Bouncy Balls
If they do not break on impact, both a glass and a steel ball of similar proportion to a rubber ball will bounce higher than the rubber ball. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://sciencenotes.org/why-a-glass-ball-bounces-higher-than-a-rubber-ball/
WTF Fun Fact – PEEPS Marshmallow Chicks
In 1953, a single PEEPS Marshmallow Chick took 27 hours to make and was created by hand with a pastry tube. Today, even with advances in technology it still takes about six minutes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.justborn.com/news-and-media/2015/came-first-peeps-chick-peeps-decorated-egg/
WTF Fun Fact – Mr. Potato Head
Don Rickles, the voice of Mr. Potato Head, passed away before he was able to record any dialogue for Toy Story 4. Rather than replace him, Disney reviewed 25 years of material from the first three films, video games, and other media and were able to assemble enough dialogue to cover the entire film. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://ew.com/movies/2019/03/28/toy-story-4-potato-head/
WTF Fun Fact – Insulin And Rainbow Trout
Insulin used to be combined with protamine, obtained from rainbow trout milt/semen, to prolong the effect. – WTF Fun Facts