Thousands of years ago, people were performing a form of surgery called ‘trepanation’ that involves boring holes through a person’s skull. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/58114/2016-08-30
Thousands of years ago, people were performing a form of surgery called ‘trepanation’ that involves boring holes through a person’s skull. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.theindependentbd.com/arcprint/details/58114/2016-08-30
In 2001, the FBI warned Russell Crowe that al-Qaeda were planning to kidnap him as part of a “cultural destabilization plot.” For nearly two years, the FBI guarded Crowe in public and refused to give him any details about the threat. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/russell-crowe-fbi
In 1787, Swiss scientific pioneer Horace Bénédict de Saussure cut off the top of Mont Blanc at 15,344 ft and it is now on display in the Teyler’s museum in the Netherlands. – WTF Fun Facts
In 1900, the Chinatown in Honolulu was intentionally burned down to prevent the further spread of the bubonic plague. Four months after, Honolulu was deemed plague-free. – WTF Fun Facts
Darwin’s finches, which are a classic example of evolution, are dying off due to an infectious parasite that damages their beaks. The damage causes their mating calls to have an unpleasant tune, hindering their ability to reproduce. – WTF Fun Facts
Israel is the only country in the world that has seen a net increase in trees over the last 100 years. Over that time frame, the Jewish National Fund has planted over 200 million trees. – WTF Fun Facts
The Brookesia micra chameleon is believed to be the world’s smallest at just over an inch long. It is found only on the small island of Nosy Hara, which is also home to the world’s smallest lemur, giant lemurs, and the world’s largest chameleons. – WTF Fun Facts
African grey parrots are highly social and recent research demonstrated they have evolved the ability to act selflessly. This is the first time non-mammals have been observed helping each other in this way. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: nytimes.com/2020/01/09/science/parrots-selflessness-help.html
By the 1980’s, Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt, one of the last German princesses, was so broke she started a business adopting adult men and giving them the royal ‘Prince’ title in exchange for money. She made about 35 regular guys ‘princes’ and in the process made millions. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Marie-Auguste_of_Anhalt