There is a group of sea wolves on Vancouver Island that can swim for miles and 90% of their diet is seafood. They primarily eat salmon but also forage on barnacles, lams, herring eggs, seals, and river otters. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/sea-oceans-wolves-animals-science/
The term decimate’s original definition was “to kill one in 10”. The practice was used by the Roman army in the fifth century BC as a way to inspire fear and loyalty. If any of a cohort’s soldiers acted cowardly or deserted, then lots were drawn and one unlucky soldier out of every 10 in that cohort would be killed by their own comrades. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimation_(Roman_army)
The made-up name of Khaleesi from George R. R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ novels only became popular after HBO’s release of Game of Thrones. In 2012, 146 babies were named Khaleesi in the US. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vox.com/2014/4/9/5590250/game-of-thrones-has-changed-the-way-we-name-babies
Starting in 1948, a man wore giant 3-toed lead shoes and stomped around Florida beaches, leading locals to believe there was a giant penguin inhabiting the area. He did this randomly for the next 10 years. The prankster finally revealed himself and his shoes 40 years later. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/52460/strange-states-floridas-giant-penguin
Thomas Jefferson helped popularize mac and cheese in America by serving it to his dinner guests during his Presidency. He even had his own recipe. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/macaroni
In molecular physics, there is a principle called Van der Waals Forces, which are the tiny attractive forces between atoms and molecules. This is what allows geckos to stick to and climb almost anything. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/definition-of-van-der-waals-forces-604681
J.R.R. Tolkien was nominated by fellow author CS Lewis for the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature, but was overlooked because the jury said the quality of his storytelling wasn’t good enough. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2012/jan/05/jrr-tolkien-nobel-prize
There’s a book called ‘Fat Brad The Cookbook’. It is based on all the foods that actor Brad Pitt has eaten in his movies. – WTF Fun Facts
You can download the book here.
Source: http://www.papermag.com/fat-brad-cook-book-brad-pitt-recipes-1987073777.html
The band Foo Fighters started with just Dave Grohl alone playing all the instruments and singing all the vocals. He hoped the name would keep him anonymous and make people think there were multiple band members. He now thinks its a terrible name. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.clashmusic.com/news/foo-fighters-on-their-band-name