Nearly 50% of all Brazilian models are from Brazil’s Rio Grande do Sul state, while only 6% of the Brazil’s total population lives there. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2002/nov/03/brazil.alexbellos
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 – Friends Syndication Windfall
Since 2000, each member of the cast of Friends has been making $20 million per year thanks to syndication royalties. The studio WB is making nearly $1 billion each year. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://moneyinc.com/heres-much-friends-cast-still-makes-syndication/
WTF Fun Fact – Cockchafer
The cockchafer, also known as a Maybug or doodlebug, is a European beetle which has three species: common, forest, and (the rarest) large cockchafer. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockchafer
WTF Fun Fact – Fired Men
In the early 1900’s, Marshall Field’s department store used professional scapegoat’s or “fired men” who would take the blame and be fired to appease disgruntled customers. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://slate.com/culture/2015/10/steve-jobs-movie-was-the-customer-is-always-right-really-coined-by-a-customer.html
WTF Fun Fact – Banana Curves
Bananas have a curved shape because they reach for the sunlight when they grow. This unique process is known as ‘negative geotropism’. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.dole.eu/dole-earth/farmtour/bananito/hotspot/banana-curved.html
WTF Fun Fact – Pistachio Splits Itself
Pistachios split themselves open when they are ripe in a process called dehiscence. This trait has been selected and specifically cultivated with different varieties having various rates of dehiscence consistency. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pistachio#Botany
WTF Fun Fact – Three Little Pigs
In an early alternative version of The Three Little Pigs by Andrew Lang, the pigs were named: Browny, Whitey, and Blacky. The antagonist was also a fox instead of a wolf. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Little_Pigs
WTF Fun Fact – Artichoke Capital
Castroville is a rural town in California that is nicknamed the ‘Artichoke Capital of the World’. 99.9% of all artichokes worldwide are grown in California as they can grow them year round there. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.visitcalifornia.com/attraction/always-season-artichokes
WTF Fun Fact – Odd Jobs In Demand
According to Indeed.com, jobs available for ‘Ninjas’ are up 2,505% since 2006. Jobs for “rock stars” or “rocksters” are up 810% and those for “Jedis” are up 67% in the same time period. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/05/jobs-available-ninjas-2505-2006/327924/