Chris Hadfield, the first Canadian astronaut to walk in space, was also the first to release an album (Space Sessions: Songs From A Tin Can) which was recorded primarily in orbit. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Crab Mentality
“Crab Mentality” is a line of thinking best described as “if I can’t have it, neither can you.” It is named that because when a bunch of crabs are trapped in a bucket and one is trying to escape, the others will pull it down. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Crab mentality – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Mammalian Diving Reflex
Humans, as well as all air-breathing vertebrates, have a “diving reflex” which preferentially distributes oxygen stores to the heart and brain, enabling submersion for an extended time. The reflex is triggered by wetting the nostrils and face while holding one’s breath. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Diving reflex – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Rarest Autograph
Shakespeare’s signature is one of the world’s rarest autographs in existence. There are only six known autographs on only 4 documents – all currently in museums. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The world’s rarest autograph (paulfrasercollectibles.com)
WTF Fun Fact – When Climate Change Gives You Floods
Some chicken farmers in Bangladesh have switched to raising ducks due to climate change and more frequent sudden flooding. Ducks can swim and survive the floods while chickens cannot. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bangladesh Farmers Are Raising Ducks to Adapt to Climate Change – The Atlantic
WTF Fun Fact – Domino’s Robot Unit
In 2017, Domino’s delivered a pizza in Hamburg, Germany via its Domino’s Robot Unit (DRU), a repurposed military robot. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Domino’s first robot pizza delivery in Germany is a success (news.com.au)
WTF Fun Fact – Gold Medal Or Porcelain Bowl
In 1900, Margaret Abbott was the first American woman to win an Olympic “gold medal” (golf) but was given a porcelain bowl instead as prizes were customary at that time. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Olympics 2016: Celebrating Margaret Abbott, the First American Woman to Win a Gold Medal | Vogue
WTF Fun Fact – 100 Years Of Prince Albums
Deceased musical artist Prince had enough unreleased music stored in his vault to output an album every year for the next century. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Take a look inside Prince’s underground bank vault full of unreleased music | Consequence of Sound
WTF Fun Fact – Weird WHO Recommendation
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends avoiding drinking camel urine to prevent contracting Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS). – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) (who.int)