Speedy Gonzales has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez who is the slowest mouse in all of Mexico. He appeared in only two cartoon episodes. Since he cannot move fast enough to defend himself, he carries a gun for protection. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Slowpoke_Rodriguez
Douglas Engelbart invented the first ever computer mouse in 1964. It was made out of wood and two perpendicular discs. The original mouse had the cord in front, but they quickly moved it to the back to get it out of the way. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://history-computer.com/ModernComputer/Basis/mouse.html
There is a monument to the lab mouse in Siberia, Russia, commemorating their role in genetic research. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monument_to_the_laboratory_mouse
During the Elizabethan Age in England, people used mice to treat a number of ailments including whooping cough, measles, and smallpox. They would even cut them in half and apply it to warts to remove them. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/15-most-bizarre-medical-treatments-ever/2/
A mouse’s sperm is much, much larger than an elephant’s sperm. However, the fruit fly produces the longest sperm known to science. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://gizmodo.com/this-is-why-a-mouses-sperm-is-longer-than-an-elephants-1743378063
