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
Baptized in cider
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
Price matters, not quality
Researchers found that the price paid for something impacts the way we taste and enjoy it. For example, paying a lot more money for the same bottle of wine gives the drinker more pleasure because the higher price causes more blood and oxygen to be sent to the part of the brain responsible for feeling pleasure. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cnet.com/news/study-90-wine-tastes-better-than-the-same-wine-at-10/
Spectacular assassination fail
The first assassination attempt on Archduke Ferdinand failed spectacularly. The bomb bounced off the car and exploded under the wrong vehicle. The assassin then fled, diving into a nearby dry riverbed and eventually vomiting up his own suicide pill. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://alphahistory.com/worldwar1/assassination-in-sarajevo/
Human body has miles of…
Laid end-to-end, an adult’s arteries, veins and capillaries would stretch for about 100,000 miles – enough to wrap around the world nearly four times. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-10976/Circulatory-Blood-vessels.html#ixzz4lbaU3JV5
Prince Charles’ Aston Martin
Prince Charles had engineers modify his Aston Martin Volante to run on biofuel made from white wine. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/royal-family/2018/11/08/charles-forced-aston-martin-make-car-run-wine-royal-train-cooking/
Jonah Hill hospitalized from fake cocaine
Actor Jonah Hill was hospitalized with bronchitis after snorting so much fake cocaine during the filming of The Wolf of Wall Street. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/jonah-hill-fake-cocaine-wolf-of-wall-street-a7200886.html
Japanese public apology
In Japanese culture, shaving your head is a common form of public apology or an acknowledgement of failure.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source:http://www.iromegane.com/japan/culture/the-meaning-of-shaving-head-in-japan/