Chock Full o’ Nuts coffee was introduced in 1932; but it does not contain nuts. It’s named for a chain of nut stores that the founder converted into coffee shops during the Great Depression. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Mosquitos And Pregnancy
Pregnant women attract roughly twice as many mosquito bites as non-pregnant people. This is likely because they tend to exhale more carbon dioxide and have a higher body temperature than others. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Sex In A Box Game
When Milton Bradley Company introduced Twister in 1966 as a game of physical skill, it was denounced by their competitors as ‘sex in a box’. It is one of the first games where human bodies are used as playing pieces. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twister_(game)
WTF Fun Fact – Venomous Platypus
The otherwise adorable duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has a venomous spur on its hind legs. The spur is only on the males and is non-lethal to humans but can be extremely painful. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://poisonousnature.biodiversityexhibition.com/en/card/duck-billed-platypus
WTF Fun Fact – Mini Washington Monument
There’s a 12-foot-tall replica of the Washington Monument concealed under a manhole on the grounds of the monument. Its used as a surveying tool, which is typically a simple metal rod, but because of its location this special version was installed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/washington-mini-monument
WTF Fun Fact – Wombats Poop Cubes
Wombats poop comes out in cubes. Researchers found that it takes this shape in the last 8 percent of their intestinal tract. This final section of the wombat’s entrails has walls that apply pressure to their feces which forms it into cubes. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Rock’s Family Dynasty
Dwayne Johnson is the first ever third-generation professional wrestler. Additionally, both his grandfather and father had ties to the Anoa’i family, a large family of wrestlers known as the Samoan Dynasty. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Skatey McSkateface Skate Park
A new skate park in England will be called “The Skatey McSkateface” after a public vote on social media. The name amassed more votes than the second and third place names combined. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Hidden Street Under Jerusalem
Israeli archaeologists and engineers are building what resembles a subway tunnel under a Palestinian neighborhood in Jerusalem to uncover an ancient stepped street to the foot of the former Temple Mount. The street is believed to have been commissioned by Pontius Pilate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/2019/10/road-built-biblical-villain-uncovered-jerusalem/