The world record for the longest time between the birth of two twins is 87 days. The first of the Elliott twins was born 4 months early while her sister remained in the womb for another ~3 months.
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the crunch of a potato chip an apple or a carrot
The crunch of a potato chip, an apple, or a carrot in your mouth creates a mini sonic boom and signals freshness.
in 1922 ernest hemingways wife elizabeth lost
In 1922, Ernest Hemingway’s wife Elizabeth lost all but two of his early manuscripts while traveling by train from Paris to Switzerland to meet Hemingway. They’ve never been found.
– WTF Fun Fact
Source: https://lostmanuscripts.com/2010/07/31/hemingways-lost-suitcase/
americans spend more on candy over 800 million
Americans spend more on candy, over $800 million, during the week leading up to Easter than they do on Halloween.
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/24/easter-wins-the-candy-battle.html
in 1989 russian psychic e frenkel was run over
In 1989, Russian psychic E. Frenkel was run over by a train while attempting to stop it with his psychic-biological power, after previously ‘successfully’ stopping a car and streetcar.
pregnant women are 42 more likely to be in a car
Pregnant women are 42% more likely to be in a car crash during their second trimester of pregnancy compared to the previous 3 years before the pregnancy. Additionally, stats show 1 in 50 pregnant women will be in a car crash at some point during their pregnancy.
a dimorphous expression is when you express
A dimorphous expression is when you express something different than what you are feeling e.g. when you cry when you’re happy or laugh when you’re nervous. It’s the body trying to regulate the emotion.
– WTF Fun Fact
the balloon lining of every zeppelin a
The balloon lining of every Zeppelin, a German-designed rigid airship used in WWI, was made from the guts of 250,000 cows.
Source: http://www.ptt-museum.dk/en/online_magazine/previous_articles/broadcasting/?id=74
when the grammy nominated band arctic monkeys was
When the Grammy-nominated band Arctic Monkeys was formed, none of its members could play a musical instrument. – WTF Fun Fact
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Helders#Role_as_drummer