A colleague of Albert Einstein, Kurt Gödel, who was a brilliant mathemetician and often cited as the greatest logician since Aristotle, survived on a diet of baby food, butter, and laxatives. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/02/28/time-bandits-2
When faced with a life-or-death decision about choosing to move to a new hive, Honey Bees collectively fact-find and then decide democratically. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/28/science/28scibks.html
Research done by the University of York has shown that dogs actually like the silly, high-pitched voice their owners use to talk to them. “Dog-speak” is important in building a bond between a dog and their owner say scientists. – WTF Fun Facts
There are hundreds of species of spiders that disguise themselves as ants by pretending their two front legs are antennae in order to hide from predators and hunt their prey. – WTF Fun Facts
There are five major American cities with water so pure it doesn’t require filtration: Boston, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, and NYC. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/18/nyregion/thecity/18feat.html
After undergoing IVF treatment, a 74-year-old woman has given birth to twin girls in an Indian nursing home. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/09/06/74-year-old-woman-gives-birth-twins-india-ivf-treatment/
Sand wasps fly backwards out of their nest in order to be able to find their way back to it. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.seeker.com/wasps-fly-backwards-to-ensure-they-can-get-home-1770877601.html
During WWII, British scientist R.V Jones figured out how the German’s ‘Wotan’ radar system worked by assuming it used a single beam since Wotan was a germanic god with a single eye. – WTF Fun Facts
The human brain is full of multi-dimensional geometrical structures operating in as many as 11 dimensions. – WTF Fun Facts