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WTF Fun Fact – New Toilet Coating

September 14, 2020 by WTF
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

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2019/nov/18/scientists-develop-slippery-toilet-coating-stop-poo-sticking

WTF Fun Fact – Appendix Stores Good Bacteria

August 27, 2020 by WTF
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 – Dragonfly Wing Destroyers

July 20, 2020 by WTF
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/

WTF Fun Fact – Anatoli Brouchkov

April 21, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Anatoli Brouchkov

Anatoli Brouchkov, a Russian geocryologist, injected himself with a 3.5 million year old strain of bacteria known as Bacillus F, which he found in a permafrost sample, just to see what would happen. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yp3gg7/meet-the-scientist-who-injected-himself-with-35-million-year-old-bacteria

WTF Fun Fact – More Bacteria Than Human

December 7, 2019December 7, 2019 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - More Bacteria Than Human

Studies show that there are more bacteria cells (~39 trillion microbial cells) than human cells (~30 trillion cells) in our bodies. Even as many as 40 of our human genes are thought to be bacterial in origin. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.sciencealert.com/how-many-bacteria-cells-outnumber-human-cells-microbiome-science

the bacteria in a bellybutton wtf fun fact

January 5, 2019 by WTFFF Master
The bacteria in a bellybutton - WTF fun fact

The bacteria in a bellybutton – WTF fun fact

bacteria in your gut will eat you after you die

October 3, 2017 by WTFFF Master
Bacteria in your gut will eat you after you die - WTF fun fact

Bacteria in your gut will eat you after you die – WTF fun fact

oligodynamic effect wtf fun fact

September 20, 2017 by WTFFF Master
Oligodynamic effect - WTF fun fact

Oligodynamic effect – WTF fun fact

angels glow wtf fun fact

April 22, 2017 by WTFFF Master
Angel’s Glow - WTF fun fact

Angel’s Glow – WTF fun fact

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