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WTF Fun Fact – Brazil’s Models

December 4, 2019 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Source Of Brazils Model

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 – Friends Syndication Windfall

December 4, 2019 by WTF
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

December 3, 2019 by WTF
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

December 3, 2019 by WTF
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

April 10, 2021December 3, 2019 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Curved To Reach Sunlight

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

December 2, 2019 by WTF
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

December 2, 2019 by WTF
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

November 12, 2020December 2, 2019 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Capital Of Artichokes

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

December 1, 2019 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Odd Job Trends

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/

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