Researchers found that individuals who are anxious are prone to veer to the left when walking because they have more activity in the right hemisphere of the brain. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.kent.ac.uk/news/society/8580/anxiety-can-impact-peoples-walking-direction
Joseph Stalin had a secret lab that analyzed the poop of foreign leaders in order to build a psychological profile for them. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35427926
Actor Jake Gyllenhaal tried out for the part of Frodo in the Lord of the Rings but was not even aware he had to have a British accent for the role, resulting in one of the worst auditions they had. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bp/jake-gyllenhaal-says-audition-frodo-hot-mess-201512105.html
Mankind has probed nearly 14 billion miles outward from Earth via Voyager I, but has only drilled 7.5 miles into Earth itself. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.space.com/17688-voyager-1.html & https://edition.cnn.com/2012/10/01/tech/mantle-earth-drill-mission/
The drinking age in Wisconsin is 21, but anyone underage is legally allowed to drink alcohol in bars and restaurants as long as they are with a parent or guardian of legal drinking age and the establishment allows it. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcohol_laws_of_Wisconsin
Roses are planted at the end of a row of grape vines on vineyards because they are very susceptible to powdery mildew and mold. As such, they act as an early warning sign of mold or mildew allowing the vineyard staff to react before it impacts the grapes. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.kj.com/blog/stopping-smell-roses-vineyard
El Azizia in northern Libya held the record for the hottest place on Earth for 90 years, but in 2012, experts reviewing evidence concluded the original reading on the thermometer was taken incorrectly. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a8138/death-valley-sets-a-world-heat-record-90-years-ago-12794066/
There are some plants, like the Arabidopsis plant, that emit toxins as a defense mechanism in response to the vibrations of caterpillars chewing – even when the sound is played as a recording. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://entomologytoday.org/2014/07/03/plants-respond-to-caterpillar-sounds-by-creating-defensive-chemicals/
Terry Davis was a schizophrenic programmer who spent 10 years of his life programming a DOS-like operating system called TempleOS. He did so because God told him to build a successor to the Second Temple in the form of an operating system. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terry_A._Davis