The Siberian town of Verkhoyansk, Russia, which lies North of the Arctic Circle, has a temperature range of -74°F in winter to over 100°F in the summer. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://travelandleisureindia.in/verkhoyansk-russia/
The Siberian town of Verkhoyansk, Russia, which lies North of the Arctic Circle, has a temperature range of -74°F in winter to over 100°F in the summer. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://travelandleisureindia.in/verkhoyansk-russia/
A “weeper” is a piece of fabric wrapped around a hat or bicep of an undertaker or mourner. – WTF Fun Facts
By the 17th week of pregnancy, a child’s unique fingerprints have already formed and the pattern won’t change. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/30-lasting-impression-fingerprints-created.html
Ice cream exists simultaneously in all three states: a solid (the ice crystals), a liquid (the milk and sugar solution), and a gas (the air bubbles). – WTF Fun Facts
On Sesame Street, cookie monster actually ate painted rice cakes instead of cookies because the oil from the cookie would damage the puppets. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://soyummy.com/cookie-monster-never-ate-chocolate-chip-cookies/
Fairy-wrens often have other birds laying eggs in their nests (a brood parasite). They have adapted by singing a special tune to their eggs. Once hatched, those that sing the password get food while any brood parasite chicks go hungry. – WTF Fun Facts
In the 1930’s, cow tunnels were built by Pennsylvania Railroad under New York city to more easily transport cows to slaughterhouses. – WTF Fun Facts
A Navajo blanket was appraised on the TV show “Antiques Roadshow” for $500,000. After seeing the broadcast, a disabled man realized he had a similar blanket which had been sitting in his closet for 7 years. He took it to an auction house and sold it for $1.5 million. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/20/krytzer-sold-navajo-blanket-thought-to-be-worthless-for-1-point-5-million.html
Roman Catholics in Bavaria founded a secret society in 1740 called the ‘Order of the Pug’. For initiation, new members had to wear dog collars and scratch at the door to get in. Established members would then bark at them while they were blindfolded and led around the room. – WTF Fun Facts