The average energy expended during the ladies Wimbledon tennis final match adds up to 1.56kWh, which is enough power to keep an iPhone charged for a year. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://cutt.ly/OoqCwy
Wimbledon tennis power
Crayola lipstick?
Clinique and Crayola have teamed up to create a box of lipstick crayons that are color-matched to actual Crayola shades. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.refinery29.com/en-gb/2017/01/134591/clinique-crayola-chubby-sticks
Frozen in real life
A scientist at McMurdo Station in Antarctica used Tinder to find a match with a camper 45 miles away in the Dry Valleys. It’s the first suspected match on that continent. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thecut.com/2014/02/tinder-makes-its-first-match-in-antarctica.html
The Sahara desert rocks
The Sahara desert is made of only 15% sand and sand dunes. Majority of the Sahara and other deserts is rock, rocky plateaus, and gravel covered plains. The sand is just a result of the wind eroding the rock. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/23140-sahara-desert.html
Japan’s greatest invention
Instant ramen was invented by Momofuku Ando in 1958 and was voted Japan’s greatest invention of the 20th century by the Japanese. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/1067506.stm
Monopoly on crack
Urban Outfitters used to sell a board game called Ghettopoly with bonus cards that read: “You got yo whole neighborhood addicted to crack. Collect $50 from each playa.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2004/jan/21/games.shopping
Baptized in cider
In 14th century England, they baptized children with cider because it was cleaner than the water. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/herefordandworcester/features/facts/index.shtml
Pets mistaken identity
A Chinese family adopted what they thought was a Tibetan mastiff but it turned out to be an Asiatic black bear instead. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/05/black-bear-dog-adoption-animals-spd/
Strawberries have ovaries instead of seeds
The “seeds” on the outside of the strawberry are not actually seeds but ovaries called achenes that contain a separate fruit with a single seed inside it. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wonderopolis.org/wonder/why-does-a-strawberry-have-seeds-on-the-outside