WTF Fun Fact – Rubbing Alcohol
Rubbing alcohol makes open wounds sting because it lowers the temperature threshold of heat-detecting VR1 receptors – so much so … Read More & Source
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WTF Fun Fact – Mouldy Mary Hunt
Alexander Fleming’s original mold could not produce penicillin fast enough for mass production; it wasn’t until 15 years later that … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Honeybee Venom Kills Cancer Cells
A 2020 lab study found honeybee venom, which contains the compound melittin, destroyed 2 types of hard to treat breast … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – South Korean Cloned Drug Sniffing Dogs
In 2007, South Korea began employing cloned Labrador retrievers to sniff out drugs for the customs service. Training and using … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Loneliness As Bad As Smoking
A Harvard research study found that having no friends is as deadly as smoking. Researchers discovered a link between loneliness … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Cows And Super Seaweed
A company called Future Feed has created an Australian ‘super seaweed’ food supplement which can reduce 99.9% of the methane … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Stephen Hawking On The Immortality Drive
The DNA sequence of Stephen Hawking is stored on a hard disk, called the “Immortality Drive,” onboard the ISS. He … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Decibel Or 1/10th Of A Bel
A Decibel is not its own unit, but actually 1/10th of the seldom used “Bel”, a unit named in honor … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Z Machine Melts Diamonds
The Z machine at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, New Mexico, can melt diamonds using pressure, electromagnetic pulses and enough … Read More & Source