Goldfish can see more colors than we can. Human eyes can see only three primary colors: red, blue and green. All other colors are mixtures of these. A goldfish, however, can see four, making it a tetrachromate. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Ancient Romans Use Of Nanoparticles
Ancient Roman artisans crafted a glass chalice, known as the Lycurgus Cup, using nanoparticles of gold and silver so that it would appear different based on the type of liquid in the cup. On display, it appears jade green when lit from the front but blood-red when lit from behind. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Donald McDonald
In Japan, “Ronald McDonald” is known as “Donald McDonald” or “Donarudo Makudonarudo,” because saying “Ronald McDonald” is difficult in Japanese. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://kotaku.com/why-ronald-mcdonalds-name-is-slightly-different-in-japa-1825232733
WTF Fun Fact – Soft-Serve vs. Ice Cream
Dairy Queen’s “soft-serve” contains only 5% milkfat and therefore doesn’t meet the FDA’s current guidelines for ice cream, which requires a minimum of 10% milkfat. However, their recipe hasn’t changed since it was started back in 1940. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Bats Regurgitate Food For Each Other
If a female vampire bat is hungry, another female will regurgitate blood from their last meal as a “food donation” and then they will groom each other. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.popsci.com/vampire-bats-friendly-blood-sucking-monsters/
WTF Fun Fact – Body Sugaring
Ancient Egyptians used a sugaring paste or wax called ‘moum’ made of sugar, water, and lemon for removing body hair. The paste was applied in the direction of hair growth, covered with a piece of muslin cloth and pulled off when cooled. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.puresugarhb.com/blog/2016/1/26/the-history-of-sugaring
WTF Fun Fact – Peter Tordenskjold
In 1714, Norwegian captain Peter Wessel and an English captain had a 14-hour long ship fight. Afterwards, both ships were badly damaged and the Norwegian captain was running out of ammo. He sent an envoy to the English ship, asking if he could borrow some of their ammo. They said no and then the captains drank to each other’s health, before the ships dispersed. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Biggest Big League Chew
Big League Chew created its biggest ever pouch for Shaq. It was 24″ x 18″, over 15 times the size of a regular pouch. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bigleaguechew.com/news/shaq-pouch-featured-on-the-nba-on-tnt
WTF Fun Fact – Record Pineapple
Australian Coral-Leah Kemp’s first attempt at growing a pineapple resulted in a record setting pineapple at nearly 14″ in length. It took two years to grow. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-02-02/monster-pineapple-garners-fame-for-vital-cause/9390166