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WTF Fun Fact – Nuclear Tunnel Boring Machine

December 18, 2021
WTF Fun Fact - Nuclear Tunnel Boring Machine

In 1972, The Los Alamos National Laboratories patented a nuclear tunnel boring machine, claiming it could reach depths of 18+ miles. It uses molten lithium to melt through rock, leaving behind a tunnel with a glass-like finish. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TUNNELING BY MELTING – ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION USA (freepatentsonline.com)

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WTF Fun Fact – Metal Eating Man

June 20, 2020
WTF Fun Fact - Don't Care What He Is Eating

Michel “Monsieur Mangetout” Lotito could eat glass, metal, rubber and more. The Frenchman once consumed an entire Cessna 150 airplane over a two year period. He ate an estimated nine tons of metal between 1959 and 1997. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Lotito

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WTF Fun Fact – Glass Siberian Christmas Trees

January 13, 2020
WTF Fun Fact - Glass Siberian Christmas Tree

Scientists believe the spruce and pine trees in the boreal forests of Siberia survive the -60 degrees Celsius temperatures by allowing their tree tissues to turn to glass as part of a process called ‘hardening’. – WTF Fun Facts

Source:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20141220-five-christmas-tree-secrets

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WTF Fun Fact – Bouncy Balls

December 19, 2019
WTF Fun Fact - Bouncy Balls

If they do not break on impact, both a glass and a steel ball of similar proportion to a rubber ball will bounce higher than the rubber ball. – WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://sciencenotes.org/why-a-glass-ball-bounces-higher-than-a-rubber-ball/

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this winery in spain leaves a glass of wine for

March 20, 2019
This winery in Spain leaves a glass of wine for the mice - WTF fun fact

This winery in Spain leaves a glass of wine for the mice – WTF fun fact

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bulletproof glass wtf fun facts

July 4, 2018
Bulletproof glass - WTF fun facts

Bulletproof glass – WTF fun facts

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russias ussuri bay wtf fun facts

February 4, 2017
Russia’s Ussuri Bay - WTF fun facts

Russia’s Ussuri Bay – WTF fun facts

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sculptures by rob mulholland wtf fun facts

August 2, 2016
Sculptures by Rob Mulholland - WTF fun facts

Sculptures by Rob Mulholland – WTF fun facts

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recycling glass wtf fun fact

April 18, 2016

Recycling glass – WTF fun fact

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