The average person is more than five times as likely to die in an human-level extinction event as in a car crash. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: You’re More Likely to Die in a Human Extinction Event Than a Car Crash – The Atlantic
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WTF Fun Fact – The Dr. Oz Show Goes Against Evidence
Canadian researchers watched 40 episodes of ‘The Dr. Oz Show’ and found that nearly 40% of the medical advice is not evidence-based, and 15% goes directly against evidence. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ontario’s Fresh Water
The province of Ontario in Canada has more than 250,000 lakes which contain about one-fifth of the world’s fresh water. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: About Ontario | Ontario.ca
WTF Fun Fact – Dolphin Boy Bands
Researchers found that male bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay in Western Australia have formed “boy bands” that harmonize their mating calls together in order to better attract females. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Konami’s Fake Game Designers
In 1986, all game designers working for Konami were forbidden to attach their real name to any project. Instead, they had to create a fake name to be listed in the game’s credits. This was to help keep rival companies from stealing their talent. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: 5 Things You Never Knew About Castlevania – DKOldies: Retro Game Store
WTF Fun Fact – Waitresses Should Always Smile(y Face)
Researchers found when female servers draw a happy face on the bill, their tips increase by nearly 18%. However, for a male server the opposite was true and their tips decreased by 15%. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Prisoners Eating McDonald’s
In March 2017, police in the German town of Bergisch Gladbach were forced to order takeaway McDonald’s for inmates after a food supply contract fell through. They were allowed to order items up to a total of 4 Euro. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Deepest Underwater Mailbox
Pulau Layang-Layang, Malaysia has the deepest underwater mail box at a depth of over 130 ft. Postcards sent from the underwater mailbox are sealed in waterproof plastic bags and have a special postmark. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Underwater Mailboxes Around The World | Amusing Planet
WTF Fun Fact – Siege of Weinsberg
During the Siege of Weinsberg, a surrender was agreed that allowed the women to leave with whatever they could carry, so the women lifted their husbands onto their shoulders and walked out. – WTF Fun Facts