In a recent study, researchers found that painting a cow to look similar to a zebra reduced fly bites by 50%. This finding could help reduce the economic impact of biting flies on the US cattle production, which has been estimated at $2.2 billion per year. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: If the shoo fits: cows painted with zebra stripes keep flies in line | Animals | The Guardian
The Vatican is painting it’s famous buildings, like the Belvedere Palace which was built in 1484, with milk from the Pope’s cows which are kept at his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo. The milk is mixed with slaked lime and natural pigments and hand-patted onto the building. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Why the Vatican is using milk to paint its buildings – CNN Style
Classical Greece wasn’t filled with pure white marble statues and structures. The statues and ruins we see today were at one time painted in all kinds of vivid colors that time has just worn away to the bare white marble. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Were Greek & Roman Statues Painted? True Colors of Classical Art – The Ancient Home
Corn can be found in many non-food items such as drywall, fireworks, glue, paint, dyes, laundry detergent, soap, antibiotics, and cosmetics, and in the production of plastics. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.farms.com/ag-industry-news/10-things-made-with-corn/
Turkish artist Hasan Kale paints miniature pictures on foods such as; peanuts, pumpkin seeds, almonds, banana slices, chocolates, and many more. Due to the size of his canvases, he uses a magnifying glass while painting. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.hasankale.com/wm/
The black paint around the outside of your cars’ windshield is called ‘frit’. The frit band both hides the ugly sealant securing the windshield to your car and protects it from the sun’s ultraviolet rays which can damage the adhesion. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://jalopnik.com/heres-what-those-little-dots-are-on-the-edges-of-your-c-1791075995
Every Rolls-Royce pinstripe is painted by Englishman Mark Court, a former village sign painter. It’s the last manufacturing step and needs to be perfect as the paint instantly bonds with the car body and cannot be erased. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://money.cnn.com/2015/04/30/autos/rolls-royce-stripe-painter/
Why modern art critics are bullshitting you – WTF fun facts
