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WTF Fun Fact – Colostomy Reversal Mix-up

December 27, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Colostomy Reversal Mixup

In 2007, a Delaware man filed a lawsuit against his doctors for a surgical mix-up during a colostomy reversal that left him urinating feces and pooping urine. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=3935535

WTF Fun Fact – Cornflake On Ebay

December 26, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Cornflake On Ebay

In 2008, two sisters from Virginia sold their Illinois-shaped corn flake on eBay for $1,350.  – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Illinois-shaped corn flake sells for $1,350 (nbcnews.com)

WTF Fun Fact – Traffic Costs

December 26, 2020 by WTF

A 2011 study found traffic congestion caused American commuters to travel 5.5 billion hours more and to purchase an extra 2.9 billion gallons of fuel. This adds up to 56 billion pounds of CO2 released into the atmosphere. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: The American Commuter Spends 38 Hours a Year Stuck in Traffic – The Atlantic

WTF Fun Fact – Kelly The Dolphin

December 26, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Kelly The Dolphin

A dolphin named Kelly received fish for bringing her trainers litter/dead gulls to help clean her pool. She started hiding fish under a rock in her pool, then used fish to lure gulls which she traded for more fish. She taught her calf the strategy, who then taught more calves. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Why dolphins are deep thinkers | Animal behaviour | The Guardian

WTF Fun Fact – Casaba Melons Are Perfect Sounding

December 25, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Casaba Melons Are Perfect Sounding

In the Psycho movie, Alfred Hitchcock achieved the sound of stabbings in the iconic shower scene by stabbing through a casaba melon. Hitchcock had his crew audition multiple varieties of melon to get the perfect sound. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Psycho’s Shower Scene: How Hitchcock Upped the Terror—and Fooled the Censors – HISTORY

WTF Fun Fact – Canadian Shrek

December 25, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Canadian Shrek

Shrek was originally given a thick Canadian accent by actor Mike Meyers but after animation had begun, Meyers decided a Scottish accent would be better. The film had to be re-animated and cost over $4 million or ~10% of the overall budget. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Shrek: Mike Myers’ Accent Change Cost Dreamworks $4M | CBR

WTF Fun Fact – Two Uteruses And Twins

December 24, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Two Uteruses And Twins

 A young Bangladeshi woman with two uteruses gave birth to twins less than a month after having a baby boy. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Bangladesh woman with two wombs has twins one month after first birth – BBC News

WTF Fun Fact – Paid Patriotism

December 24, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Paid Patriotism

In 2016, the NFL returned over $700,000 of taxpayer money that it was paid by the Defense Department to honor the military at games in what was dubbed “paid-patriotism.” – WTF Fun Facts

Source: NFL returns $723,734 it was paid to honor military (usatoday.com)

WTF Fun Fact – Squealing Plants

December 24, 2020 by WTF
WTF Fun Fact - Squealing Plants

A study found tobacco and tomato plants emit ultrasonic “squeals” when stressed. Microphones 4″ away picked up the sounds when plants had their stems cut or were under-watered. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: Plants May ‘Scream’ When Stressed | Smart News | Smithsonian Magazine 

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