An 18-year-old girl from India lost both her arms in a bus crash. A year later, she received arm transplants from a man with big, dark and hairy arms. Amazingly, after a few years her new arms became more slender and changed color to match her skin tone. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Sentinelese
There are isolated tribes living on the Andaman Islands near India, including the Sentinelese, that violently reject contact with the outside world. They are some of the last people to be untouched by modern civilization. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Meet the first woman to contact the Sentinelese (nationalgeographic.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Devilish Cunning Leopard
The Devilish Cunning Panther was a man-eating male Indian leopard which killed over 150 people, all women and children, in the Central Provinces of British India in the early 20th century. He would kill every couple days and sometimes travel 20-30 miles before the next attack. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leopard_of_the_Central_Provinces
WTF Fun Fact – A Greener Earth
The Earth is a greener place than it was 20 years ago thanks to ambitious tree planting programs in China and intense cultivation of food crops in India. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Monkey Arrested
In 2011, a monkey was arrested in Pakistan for crossing the border from India. The monkey was taken to Bahawalpur Zoo, where officials named him Bobby. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16154163
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Largest Gathering
The Kumbh Mela (or Grand Pitcher Festival) is a huge Hindu religious festival that takes place in India every 12 years. In 2001, 60 million people attended, breaking the record for the world’s biggest gathering. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46834335
WTF Fun Fact – Root Bridge
For over a century, locals in remote parts of India have been using trees to build root bridges, known locally as jing kieng jri. Taking 15 to 30 years to grow, they can span up to 250′ above gorges and rivers and support up to 35 people at a time. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – India’s Mountain Man
Dashrath Manjhi, known as ‘Mountain Man’, carved a path 360 ft long, 30 ft wide and 25 ft deep through a hill using only a hammer and chisel in India. It took him 22 years but it shortened the journey from 34 miles down to 9. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dashrath_Manjhi
WTF Fun Fact – World Record Trees Planted
India set a new world record planting over 66 million trees in 12 hours. The Madhya Pradesh state used 1.5 million volunteers to plant the saplings along the Narmada river. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theyouth.in/2019/02/05/india-breaks-guinness-world-record-plants-66-million-trees-in-just-12-hours/