The Big Dipper which makes up part of the constellation Ursa Major is known as The Plough in the UK and Le Casserole in France. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.skyguide.org.uk/constellations/ursamajor/ursamajor.htm
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Food Fact – Watermelon App
There’s an iPhone app to detect a ripe watermelon. You repeatedly knock on the fruit with phone’s microphone nearby and it analyzes the sound. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/melon-meter-ios-app-listens-for-ripe-watermelons/
WTF Fun Fact – Rogue WWII Spy
Juan Pujol García was a rogue spy during WWII. Britain’s MI5 declined his offer to be their spy and he went and spied on Germany anyways as a double agent. He lived in Lisbon and made up an elaborate network of fictional agents and reports based on tourist guides and other public sources. He is one of the only people to be awarded a medal by both the Axis and Allies. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Pujol_Garc%C3%ADa
Fun Animal Fact – Peru’s National Bird
The national bird of Peru is the Andean cock-of-the-rock. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_cock-of-the-rock
WTF Fun Fact – Mucho Stolen Fajitas
A Texas man was sentenced to 50 years in jail for stealing $1.2 million worth of fajitas. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/fajita-heist-texas-man-sentenced-50-years-stealing-1-2-n868451
Fun Fact – Secret Cold War Investigation
The wreck of the RMS Titanic was found during the Cold War as part of a secret US Naval investigation of two sunken nuclear submarines. The Navy never expected the oceanographer to actually find the Titanic. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2017/11/titanic-nuclear-submarine-scorpion-thresher-ballard/
WTF Fun Fact – Frogs In Milk
Before refrigerators, Russians and Finns would put live brown frogs in their milk to keep it from spoiling. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://discovermagazine.com/2014/may/27-milking-frog-skin
Fun Fact – Dead Friendship Tree
The original ‘friendship tree’ between US President Trump and French President Macron died in quarantine once uprooted after the ceremonial planting. Macron is sending a replacement oak tree. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-48607423
Fun Fact – Prevent Mosquito Bites
Playing the electronic song ‘Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’ by Skrillex reduces mosquito bites and also hinders their ability to mate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0001706X19301202