Greek Fire was an incendiary weapon developed by the Byzantines in the 7th century and was impervious to water. It was used on ship to ship combat, as well as in handheld tubes, operating similar to a flamethrower. Its precise chemical composition was a closely held secret that has been lost to history. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Botox Injections Impairments
A study found that Botox injections to get rid of frown lines selectively impairs the ability to understand angry and sad sentences. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/were-only-human/does-botox-impair-human-understanding.html
WTF Fun Fact – Amazing Land Artworks
British artist Andy Goldsworthy arranges leaves, sticks, and stones, creating unbelievably magical land artworks. He creates transitory works of art that look almost as if they were formed naturally. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://otherworldproject.net/Man-Arranges-Leaves-Sticks-And-Stones-To-Create-Magical-Land-Artworks
WTF Fun Fact – Dangerous SUV’s
Sport Utility Vehicles or SUVs, with their higher front-end profile, are at least twice as likely as cars to kill pedestrians; higher SUV sales have led to huge increase in pedestrian fatalities in the US during the past decade. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.freep.com/story/money/cars/2018/06/28/suvs-killing-americas-pedestrians/646139002/
WTF Fun Fact – Honeyguides
Honey hunters in Mozambique use special calls to recruit the services of birds known as honeyguides. The birds lead the humans to bees’ nests and in return, they get the leftover beeswax. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Red Heads MC1R Genetic Differences
Studies found redheaded females have up to a 25% higher pain threshold than the rest of us. Additionally, redheads can make their own supply of vitamin D and feel temperature changes more intensely, all thanks to their ‘redhead gene’ MC1R. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Canadian Fruit Machine
In the 1950’s, the Canadian government developed the ‘fruit machine’ to identify gay men and remove them from their jobs in the civil service, military, and police. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_machine_(homosexuality_test)
WTF Fun Fact – Most Popular Stolen Library Book
Guinness Book Of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://huberlife.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/real-book-thieves-most-commonly-stolen-books/
WTF Fun Fact – Auction Land Purchase
A man in South Florida won an auction with a winning bid of $13,000 for what he thought was a villa, but turned out to be a 12 in. x 100 ft. strip of land between two villas. – WTF Fun Facts