Martin Couney saved the lives of over 6000 premie babies by offering free care in an incubator and charging $.25 to view them at World’s Fairs and Coney Island.
– WTF Fun Facts
martin couney saved the lives of over 6000 premie
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since 2015 minecraft has been banned in turkey
Since 2015, Minecraft has been banned in Turkey because their Family and Social Policy Ministry believe it is too violent for children. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://gadgetadvisor.com/opinion/minecraft-banned-why-minecraft-is-banned-in-this-country
baby walkers have been officially banned in canada
Baby walkers have been officially banned in Canada since 2004 and retailers had unofficially banned them for 15 years prior. Attempting to sell one carries a $100,000 fine.
Source: https://www.todaysparent.com/baby/baby-development/why-cant-i-buy-a-baby-walker-in-canada/
the falkland island minefields have become an
The Falkland Island minefields have become an accidental nature preserve for penguins, who don’t weigh enough to set them off. The penguin population there has grown to over 1 million.
Source: https://www.amusingplanet.com/2015/03/the-penguin-population-that-thrives-on.html
in the early 1960s the soviet union designed and
In the early 1960’s, the Soviet Union designed and tested the Tsar Bomba. It was 26 ft long and 8 ft in diameter – too big to fit within the bomber itself. It released 57 megatons of energy which is more than 1,500 times that of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs combined.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20170816-the-monster-atomic-bomb-that-was-too-big-to-use
in victorian times cupids kettledrums was slang
In Victorian times, Cupid’s Kettledrums was slang for women’s breasts.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.fromoldbooks.org/Grose-VulgarTongue/k/kettledrums.html
researchers found that spiders seem larger the
Researchers found that spiders seem larger the more afraid of them you are.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/53765-arachnophobes-perceive-spiders-as-bigger.html
in the hot summers koalas hug tree trunks to keep
In the hot summers, Koalas hug tree trunks to keep cool. Some parts of the tree can be nearly 9°F cooler than the surrounding air.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://time.com/2822022/koalas-hug-trees-to-keep-cool-and-look-cute/
studies found people are more likely to cooperate
Studies found people are more likely to cooperate with you and give you something if they have something warm in their hands. The opposite is true if they have something cold in their hands.
– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.yale.edu/2008/10/23/hot-coffee-we-see-warm-heart-yale-researchers-find