In 2019, the world’s first human-monkey hybrid was created in China. Scientists injected human stem cells into the monkey embryo to create the animal-human hybrid. The experiment was stopped before the birth. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/human-monkey-hybrid-china-organ-transplant-stem-cells-embryo-a9037506.html
China is the world’s largest mobile games market, accounting for over 25 per cent of global revenue. Domestic games revenue in China is expected to reach a staggering total of $42 billion by 2022. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-08-chinas-games-market-expected-to-reach-usd42-billion-by-2022
The ancient murrelet is the only bird known to migrate across the entire North Pacific. Many migrate 5,000 miles from Canada to winter near Japan and China, even though the climate is nearly identical. – WTF Fun Facts
In Shanghai, you can get Coffee mellow, which is a coffee served with a cloud of cotton candy. The coffee vapor rises and dissolves the cotton candy which rains sugar into the cup. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://mymodernmet.com/sweet-little-rain-mellower-coffee/
Pencils are typically yellow because the best graphite came from China in the 19th century. Creative pencil manufacturers began to color their pencils yellow (a royal color in Chinese culture) to indicate their high quality and associate them with China. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://blog.pencils.com/why-are-pencils-yellow/
China has created a social credit score system for dog owners. You lose points for no leash, not cleaning up poop, or any other disturbance reports. Once you lose 12 points, you will temporarily lose your dog until you pass a test on pet policy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.sixthtone.com/news/1003101/credit-score-for-canines-keeps-dog-owners-on-a-short-leash
Ancient people in China practiced human head-shaping about 12,000 years ago. They bound growing children’s skulls in order to create a more elongated and oval shape. The reasoning and purpose of this practice is still unknown. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/65901-china-oldest-skull-shaping.html
The first fireworks were created as a result of the ancient Chinese’s quest for immortality. In early-ninth-century China, alchemy was practiced in order to produce a substance that would prolong life. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/65870-fireworks-immortality-search.html
A Chinese family adopted what they thought was a Tibetan mastiff but it turned out to be an Asiatic black bear instead. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2018/05/black-bear-dog-adoption-animals-spd/