The tongue is a unique organ exhibiting many static and dynamic characteristics which differ considerably between individuals. Tongue prints are as unique as fingerprints. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5210096/
Violets can be smelled for only a few moments at a time because they get their scent from ionine which shuts the smell receptors off after simulating them. After a few breaths the scent pops up again. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12643663
A new microbe called a hemimastigote was found in Nova Scotia. The Hemimastix kukwesjijk is not a plant, animal, fungus, or protozoa. It constitutes an entirely new kingdom, a new branch on the tree of life. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-a-newfound-kingdom-means-for-the-tree-of-life/
A Calvin and Hobbes comic from 1992 referred to the start of the universe as the “Horrendous Space Kablooie” (or HSK) because they thought “The Big Bang” was too boring. The term has since become popular among scientists and has been included in books and university courses. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calvin_and_Hobbes#Art_and_academia
The center of the Milky Way tastes like raspberries and smells like Captain Morgan. Astronomers researching the giant dust cloud in the middle of the galaxy found the chemical ethyl formate, which gives raspberries their flavor and smells like rum. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/apr/21/space-raspberries-amino-acids-astrobiology