During WWII, British scientist R.V Jones figured out how the German’s ‘Wotan’ radar system worked by assuming it used a single beam since Wotan was a germanic god with a single eye. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – The Human Brain
The human brain is full of multi-dimensional geometrical structures operating in as many as 11 dimensions. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Stone Man Syndrome
Stone Man Syndrome is an extremely rare condition whereby any small damage to tissue is regrown into bone.– WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Biggest Family
The world’s “biggest family” belongs to a man with 39 wives, 94 children and 33 grandchildren. They live together in a 100-room mansion in India. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Wrongful Conviction
Two men in Indiana were wrongfully convicted of armed robbery in 1996. The lead detective that set them up eventually resigned in 2001, but the records detailing his resignation went missing ever since. 20 years later they were found and the inmates were finally exonerated and received a nearly $5 million settlement. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://ponderwall.com/index.php/2019/01/27/wrongful-conviction-case/
WTF Fun Fact – Hot Or Cold Sound
In a study done by British “sensory branding company” Condiment Junkie, 96% of people can tell the difference between cold and hot water being poured. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.npr.org/2014/07/05/328842704/what-does-cold-sound-like
WTF Fun Fact – Slow Message Service
A family taking a walk on a beach in Wales found a message in a bottle thrown into the ocean by a German couple 1,624 miles away and nearly four years earlier. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Natural Mechanical Gears
There is a small hopping insect known as Issus Coleoptratus which has toothed gears in its joints to precisely synchronize its legs while jumping. They are the only mechanical gears which have been found in nature. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Billion Dollar Brands
Coke has 20 different brands that generate more than a billion dollars in sales globally. – WTF Fun Facts