The oleander is the official flower of the city of Hiroshima because it was the first to bloom again after the explosion of the atomic bomb in 1945.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://hiroshimajapanhistory.weebly.com/interesting-facts.html
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WTF Fun Fact – Barbier’s Night Writing
Braille was originally known as “night writing” and invented in the early 1800’s by Charles Barbier of Napoleon’s French Army after soldiers were being killed because they used lamps after dark to read combat messages. An 11-year-old Louis Braille later simplified it into what we use today. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://brailleworks.com/braille-resources/history-of-braille/
WTF Fun Fact – Black Heron’s Canopy Feeding
The black heron uses a hunting method called canopy feeding, where it creates a canopy with its wings generating shade. The shade attracts fish and makes them easy prey. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Canada Finally Independent In 1982
Canada only gained full independence from the United Kingdom in 1982. The Canada Act 1982 is an act of the Parliament of the UK which “patriated” Canada’s constitution, ending the power of the British Parliament to amend the Constitution of Canada. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Slowpoke Rodriguez
Speedy Gonzales has a cousin called Slowpoke Rodriguez who is the slowest mouse in all of Mexico. He appeared in only two cartoon episodes. Since he cannot move fast enough to defend himself, he carries a gun for protection. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://looneytunes.fandom.com/wiki/Slowpoke_Rodriguez
WTF Fun Fact – 3D Printed Ventilator Mask
Italian man Cristian Facassi, owner of Italian innovation company Isinnova, designed a 3D-printable valve to turn snorkel masks into an emergency respiratory mask to help Coronavirus patients breathe, and has put the design plans online for free. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://nypost.com/2020/03/27/italian-engineers-are-harnessing-snorkel-masks-for-cpap-machines/
WTF Fun Fact – Swimmer Named Honorary Vessel
Capt. Robert F. Legge, a United States Navy physician, swam the Panama Canal in 1958 with a time just under 22 hours and was given The Master Key to the Panama Canal in the grade of Honorary Vessel. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/1958/10/13/archives/panama-canal-is-swum-in-less-than-22-hours.html
WTF Fun Fact – Spider Fighting
Spider fighting is a popular sport in the Philippines, Japan, and Singapore, especially among children who can make money off it. The fights that occur in the Philippines and in Japan are staged between females of various species of web weavers. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Stowaway Perce Blackborow
Perce Blackborow was a stowaway on Sir Ernest Shackleton’s “Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition” ship the Endurance. He was allowed to remain on the ship as long as he agreed to be the first to be eaten if they run out of food. – WTF Fun Facts