Foxes use the Earth’s magnetic field to estimate distances. It works as a kind of ‘rangefinder’, to estimate the distance to its prey and help them make a more accurate pounce. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Rimini’s Survivor
Mr. P is a 101-year-old Italian man who survived both the Spanish Flu and WW2, and has now beat Covid-19 too. He was born in 1919 while the 1918 flu pandemic was raging in his hometown of Rimini. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Cat’s Eye Watch
Ninja’s could tell time time by how dilated a cat’s pupils were as they dilate in a regular pattern throughout the day, regardless of ambient light. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Illegal To Give Cat Milk
During WW2, it was illegal in Britain to give cats a saucer of milk, dogs a biscuit, or bread to pigeons. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Full Moon And Animals
A recent study found dogs and cats are ~25% more likely to get injured on the days surrounding a full moon, but no conclusive evidence as to why that is. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/1696-full-moon-sends-dogs-cats-emergency-room.html
WTF Fun Fact – High Australian Wallabies
In 2009, Australian wallabies were getting into the medicinal opium fields and eating the poppies. They then hopped around while high resulting in crop circles. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8118257.stm
WTF Fun Fact – Savage CEO
Former Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer had a nursery built for her newborn in her office. This was at about the same time she stopped allowing parents and others to work from home. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Left Wing Only
Professional grade shuttlecocks are made only from the feathers of the left wing of geese. Feathers from the right wing make them spin the wrong way. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.inverse.com/article/19768-2016-rio-olympics-goose-geese-left-wing-badminton-shuttlecock
WTF Fun Fact – Manta Rays & Mirrors
In a recent study, scientists found that manta rays, which have the largest brain of all fish, show signs of recognizing themselves in the mirror and may be self-aware.– WTF Fun Facts