A linguistic study found that winter workers in Antarctica started to develop a new accent. This is a result of them being isolated together and in regular contact with only each other for several months. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/linguists-hear-an-accent-begin/
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
Researchers traveled to Antarctica and put 10 king penguins on a treadmill. They found fat king penguins are more unsteady on their feet while waddling compared to their slimmer counterparts. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/feb/25/penguins-on-a-treadmill-study-shows-fat-ones-fall-over-more-often-than-slim-ones
The ozone layer above Antarctica is showing signs of healing, thanks to the worldwide ban on chlorofluorocarbons. The hole in the ozone may fully heal by 2080. – WTF Fun Facts
A scientist at McMurdo Station in Antarctica used Tinder to find a match with a camper 45 miles away in the Dry Valleys. It’s the first suspected match on that continent. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thecut.com/2014/02/tinder-makes-its-first-match-in-antarctica.html
B-15 is the name of the world’s largest iceberg that broke off the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica in 2000. It was larger than Jamaica in size and could still be seen from space floating off the coast of South America in mid-2018.
Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/iceberg-b15z-antarctica-ross-ice-shelf
Uranus was discovered before Antarctica – WTF fun fact
