According to the latest census, the average age of farmers in Japan is 67 and the total amount of people working in agriculture has decreased by 60% in the last three decades. – WTF Fun Facts
Ke$ha was born with a tail
Pop singer Ke$ha was born with a vestigial tail that was later removed and ‘stolen’ from her. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.medpagetoday.com/blogs/celebritydiagnosis/40826
Saint Lucia is the only country named after a woman
The Caribbean island of Saint Lucia is the only country which is named after a woman. It was named after Saint Lucy of Syracuse by french settlers. – WTF Fun Facts
Madagascar periwinkle helps fight cancer
The chemical vinblastine which helps fight a number of different
cancers is made from the dried leaves of the Madagascar periwinkle. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321726.php
Altamura man fossil
Altamura man is an extremely well preserved fossil of a man who fell down a well/sinkhole over 100,000 years ago. Researchers are still trying to figure out how to safely extract the remains from the calcite. – WTF Fun Facts
The Mona Lisa had eyebrows
The Mona Lisa at one point had eyebrows and eyelashes according to the analysis of a 240 megapixel scan done by a Parisian engineer who has studied the painting for more than 3,000 hours. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3668700/Solved-Why-Mona-Lisa-doesnt-have-eyebrows.html
English Sweating Sickness
In the 15th and 16th centuries, the English sweating sickness epidemics killed thousands of people and then the disease disappeared. The contagious disease came on suddenly and could kill within hours. The cause and disease itself remains unknown. – WTF Fun Facts
you always feel like you have room for dessert in
You always feel like you have room for dessert in your stomach because the sight and smell of the food plus the sugar triggers a reflex allowing the stomach organ to relax and accomodate the additional food.
Source: http://sciencenordic.com/why-you-always-have-room-dessert
in 2019 four canadian gray wolves were air lifted
In 2019, four Canadian gray wolves were air lifted into Michigan to help keep the local moose population in check as well as help revive the local wolf population.
– WTF Fun Facts