WTF Fun Fact – Nun Urine For Fertility
In the 1960’s and 70’s, Italian pharmaceutical company Serono was using nun urine to make their fertility drug Pergonal. It … Read More & Source
Science
WTF Fun Fact – New Toilet Coating
Scientists have developed a spray-on coating for toilets, which is slipperier than Teflon, and reduces adhesion of feces by up … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Teach A Baby Chimp
In the 1930’s, two psychologists adopted a baby chimp named Gua to see if they could teach him human behavior … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Cymothoa Exigua
Cymothoa exigua is a parasite that severs the blood vessels of a fish’s tongue and becomes a new functional tongue. … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – The Heat Under Antarctica
Scientists have found intense geothermal heat seeping up from Earth’s interior under Antarctica. The heat production there is nearly four … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – First Human Heart Cath
In 1929, W. Forssmann performed the first human heart cath on himself. He inserted a catheter into his arm and … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Appendix Stores Good Bacteria
Your appendix stores samples of good bacteria so it can repopulate your digestive system in case they are wiped out … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Backwards Celsius Scale
Prior to 1743, the Celsius scale values were reversed (i.e. the boiling point was 0 degrees and the freezing point … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Mitochondrial DNA Replacement
In 2015, the United Kingdom became the first country in the world to legalize the creation of babies from the … Read More & Source