Mim is an eastern grey kangaroo raised by humans who hand-fed her. After they released her, Mim roamed wild for years; but when wildfires burned nearby in 2019, Mim turned up at their door seeking shelter. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Panda Poo Tea
The most expensive tea in the world is grown in the mountains of Ya’An in the Sichuan province of China. Workers fertilize the tea bushes using the waste from local pandas. The tea costs the equivalent of around $200 for a small cup. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Poo for tea: China’s pandas brew a top drop | Reuters
WTF Fun Fact – Gold In Seawater
Ocean waters around the world contain about 20 million tons of gold in the water itself, worth 100’s of trillions of dollars at today’s prices. Each liter of water contains approximately 13 billionths of a gram of gold. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: $771 Trillion Worth Of Gold Lies Hidden In The Ocean: Good Luck Getting It (forbes.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Fish-Scaled Gecko
The fish-scaled gecko (Geckolepis megalepis) has tear-away skin and scales that rip off at the slightest threat. They can regenerate scales in just a few weeks. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Beers Cause DQ
The first Olympic disqualification for drug use was against a Swedish pentathlete Hans-Gunnar Liljenwall who drank two beers before his shooting event to calm his nerves during the 1968 Olympics. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Gunnar_Liljenwall
WTF Fun Fact – Bematist
Ancient Greeks and Egyptians measured long distances by hiring “bematists,” who would count steps while walking between locations. They could measure hundreds of miles with 95%+ accuracy. Eratosthenes used one to calculate the circumference of the Earth within 15% in 240 B.C.E.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:Bematist – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – USPS Mule Train
One of the most unusual delivery methods used by the USPS is a “mule train” in Arizona. The mules carry mail, food and supplies down an 8-mile trail to the Havasupai Indians at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: 8-mile mule train delivery | U.S. Postal Facts (usps.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Jose Cuervo
Jose Cuervo is still produced on land granted to the family by the King of Spain in 1758. It was the first business to receive a license to produce tequila and is the oldest family run business in Mexico. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.familybusinessmagazine.com/worlds-oldest-family-companies
WTF Fun Fact – White Tennis Balls
Tennis balls were originally white until Sir David Attenborough realized they’d be hard to follow on color television so the sport created “optic yellow” balls in 1972. Wimbledon didn’t allow them to be used until 1986. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: How tennis changed from white to yellow balls thanks to David Attenborough – Tennis365.com