A recent study found that squirrels listen to the chatter of birds and respond accordingly. When birds chirps were relaxed, then the squirrels relaxed. The opposite was also true, when the bird chatter was alarmed, the squirrels became more alert and vigilant. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: New york times
Quirkyalone is a term for people who enjoy being alone and single while waiting for the right person, instead of casually dating. – WTF Fun Facts
A full human cadaver for research costs roughly $500. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/facts-about-cadavers-2012-6
Farmers will often put goldfish in their horse’s water trough to eat the insects and prevent mosquito larvae from producing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://horsenetwork.com/2018/07/goldfish-water-trough/
Robert Kearns invented intermittent windshield wipers and tried to sell his idea to the auto industry but was turned away. They soon began showing up on new cars, so he sued, and won. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/01/11/the-flash-of-genius
Thomas Jefferson bred and raised a special type of geese in order to supply himself with quill pens. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: random fact, random facts, random funny fact, wtf fun fact, https://www.history.org/foundation/journal/Winter07/lettersSide.cfm
Beyonce was asked to perform at an Uber conference in Las Vegas in 2015. In lieu of a $6 million cash payment, she asked for equity in Uber. Uber IPO’d recently for $8.1 billion. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beyonc-going-bank-uber-going-210002083.html
Bill Gates created his school’s class scheduling program and he ensured he was placed in English class with mostly female students. – WTF Fun Facts
There is a monument to the lab mouse in Siberia, Russia, commemorating their role in genetic research. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_laboratory_mouse