Latin had ~800 “dirty” words compared to the ~20 we have in modern English. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.simonandsimon.co.uk/blog/the-intricacies-of-swear-words-in-history
Latin had ~800 “dirty” words compared to the ~20 we have in modern English. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.simonandsimon.co.uk/blog/the-intricacies-of-swear-words-in-history
Komodo dragons are protected from attack by an intricate chainmail armor made of tiny bones beneath their skin that develop in adulthood.– WTF Fun Facts
In 2017, a woman who received a uterus transplant from a deceased donor was able to give birth to a healthy baby. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-12-baby-born-uterus-transplanted-dead.html
The Japanese word kamikaze, meaning ‘divine winds’, originally referred to the typhoon that nearly destroyed the entire Mongol fleet, effectively preventing the second and last Mongol invasion of Japan, in 1281. – WTF Fun Facts
Contagious yawning, a common form of echophenomena (the automatic imitation of another’s words or actions), is a real thing but scientists don’t fully understand which part of the brain controls it. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cell.com/current-biology/pdf/S0960-9822(17)30966-1.pdf
Han Van Meegeren was a Dutch painter and forger who became a national hero after WWII when it was revealed he sold fake paintings to Nazi leaders. After initially being accused of treason for selling Dutch cultural artifacts to the Nazi’s, he pleaded guilty to forgery and painted at his trial to prove he could replicate the famous Vermeer artwork. – WTF Fun Facts
The modern high jump technique was created by Dick Fosbury and was dubbed the Fosbury Flop. Prior to the 1968 Olympics, the landing area was sand or low mats so jumpers needed to land on their feet or otherwise very carefully. – WTF Fun Facts
The St. Louis City Museum has the largest graphite pencil in the world. It is 76 feet long and weighs 18,000 pounds. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://vimeo.com/64984221
A study found store-bought tomatoes taste bland because they are missing the gene (TomLoxC) which gives them their flavor. 93% of the current, domesticated varieties sold in stores are missing the gene. – WTF Fun Facts