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WTF Fun Fact – Hunter Gatherer Details

January 31, 2020 by WTF

Women are better at discerning shades of colors, while men are better at tracking fast-moving objects and identifying detail from a distance. These are evolutionary details linked to our hunter-gatherer past. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/09/120907-men-women-see-differently-science-health-vision-sex/

WTF Fun Fact – Poronkusema

December 30, 2019 by WTF

There’s an old Finnish measurement unit called a poronkusema, which translates to “reindeer’s piss”. It describes the distance a reindeer can travel without having to stop to pee which is roughly 7 – 7.5km. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/12/finnish-the-language-has-a-word-for-the-distance-that-a-reindeer-can-travel-before-stopping-to-urinate.html