The world’s oldest unopened bottle of wine is at least 1650 years old, known as the Speyer wine bottle or “Romerwein”. It was discovered during an excavation of a 4th-century AD Roman nobleman’s tomb. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Tunnel Through Earth
If you fell into a tunnel through the center of the Earth, it would take you 42 minutes to complete the trip to the other side of the planet. You would reach a maximum speed of over17,500 MPH at the center of the Earth. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/would-you-fall-all-the-wa/
WTF Fun Fact – Manual Babbling
Deaf children or children born to deaf parents babble with their hands (manual babbling) instead of vocalized babbling. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – McDonald’s Fried Apple Pies
Hawaii is the only place in the USA where you can get a fried apple pie. Everywhere else they are baked. Their recipe goes back to 1968, when the apple pie was first introduced at McDonald’s. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Supraorbital Gland
Penguins, and other marine birds, have a supraorbital gland that filters salt from their bloodstream, allowing them to ingest salt water when catching their prey. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Mandarinfish Can Produce Blue Pigments
The Mandarinfish is one of only two species known to produce cyanophores, which are blue-pigmented, light-reflecting cells, to achieve its blue coloring. Other animals that appear to be blue, such as peacocks, don’t actually produce a blue pigment. They have colorless cells which reflect light making it appear blue. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/blogs/creatura-blog/2015/05/beware-of-the-beautiful-but-poisonous-mandarinfish/
WTF Fun Fact – A Mummified Twinkie
A scientist stashed a bunch of Twinkies in his basement after Hostess declared bankruptcy in 2012. After 8 years, the man found two strange fungi growing on the desserts. One appeared to have “mummified” the Twinkie. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – How To Avoid Muscle Atrophy
Grizzly bears’ muscles don’t atrophy during hibernation because their muscles produce additional amino acids that stimulate muscle cell growth. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Aluminum Is Infinitely Recyclable
Aluminum is infinitely recyclable and highly durable with nearly 75% of all aluminum ever produced still in use today. Aluminum is 100% recyclable and retains its properties indefinitely.–WTF Fun Facts