In a recent study, researchers from California State University showed that the self control needed to suppress the urge to urinate can make you more convincing at telling lies. This effect is known as inhibitory spillover effect. – WTF Fun Facts
Science
WTF Fun Fact – Space Station Flower Filtration
In 1989, NASA studied house plants as a means of providing clean and pure air for their space station. They found Peace Lilies and Florist’s Chrysanthemums to be the best all-around at filtering the air. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Concorde Solar Eclipse
In 1979, The Concorde 001 chased a solar eclipse by flying at 56,000 ft. over the Sahara Desert at a speed of Mach 2. The jet stayed in the umbra of the moon for a record 74 minutes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8q8qwk/the-concorde-and-the-longest-solar-eclipse
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 took 10 nuns about 10 days to produce enough urine for one treatment. – WTF Fun Facts
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 to 90%. It will require less water to flush feces away and help leave the toilet with less odor and bacteria. – WTF Fun Facts
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 alongside their baby. They stopped the experiment after 9 months because their son actually started behaving more like a chimp.–WTF Fun Facts
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. It is the only known parasite to replace an entire organ. – WTF Fun Facts
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 times the global average and is warmer than 99% of the measurements taken around the rest of the world. – WTF Fun Facts
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 then walked to the X-ray room to see if it reached his heart. He was fired from the hospital, but later awarded a Nobel Prize in 1956. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cardiac_catheterization
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 entirely by diseases such as diarrhea. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5011360/
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 was 100 degrees). The 1743 scale reversal was proposed by Jean-Pierre Christin. – WTF Fun Facts
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 DNA of three people in a technique known as mitochondrial DNA replacement therapy. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Don’t Store Meds In A Medicine Cabinet
Medicine cabinets are one of the worst places to store medicine because of the high temperatures and humidity in bathrooms. Most medicine should be kept between 68 and 77°F and kept away from moisture. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Frog Glue
Crucifix Toads can exude a tacky “frog glue”, which is one of the strongest non-toxic adhesive known to man. They have been observed using glue to trap insects, and males also use it stick themselves onto females while mating. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Stomach Rumbling?
The sound you hear when your “stomach rumbles” is actually produced by your small intestines. There’s a series of muscle contractions called peristalsis, which move the contents through your small intestine sometimes resulting in this rumbling noise. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Spider Robots On The Moon
British company Spacebit plans to send a spider robot to the moon in 2021. They will eventually send multiple spiders to map the existing lava tubes using LIDAR to help make plans to build lunar bases for permanent human colonies. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/we-are-sending-spider-robots-to-the-moon-in-2021
WTF Fun Fact – A Greener Earth
The Earth is a greener place than it was 20 years ago thanks to ambitious tree planting programs in China and intense cultivation of food crops in India. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Dragonfly Wing Destroyers
Dragonfly wings kill bacteria on contact by ripping apart their cell membranes with sharp nanopillars as they move across the surface of the wing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://newatlas.com/dragonfly-nanostructures-anitbacterial-properties/53331/