Despite some broader urban legends, studies how Polar bears are the only type of bears known to be attracted to women menstruating. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bearbiology.org/fileadmin/tpl/Downloads/URSUS/Vol_5/Cushing_Vol_5.pdf
https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/hiking/5-ways-to-attract-bears5.htm
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WTF Fun Fact – Breathable Liquid
There is a colorless and odorless liquid you can breathe in which is called perfluorohexane. Animals can be submerged in it without drowning. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perfluorohexane
Fun Animal Fact – Singing Seals
Three seals were trained to copy sounds which subsequently resulted in them performing a several-note rendition of Star Wars and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.sky.com/story/seals-can-copy-human-speech-and-sing-star-wars-theme-tune-new-study-says-11745715
Fun Food Fact – Chocolate Chip Cookie Deal
Ruth Wakefield was the original creator of the chocolate-chip cookie. She sold the recipe for the Toll House Chocolate Crunch Cookie to Nestlé for one dollar and a lifetime supply of chocolate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/06/25/the-inventor-of-the-chocolate-chip-cookie-sold-her-recipe-to-nestle-for-a-lifetime-supply-of-chocolate/
Fun Animal Fact – Sea Wolves
There is a group of sea wolves on Vancouver Island that can swim for miles and 90% of their diet is seafood. They primarily eat salmon but also forage on barnacles, lams, herring eggs, seals, and river otters. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/08/sea-oceans-wolves-animals-science/
Fun Word Fact – Decimate
The term decimate’s original definition was “to kill one in 10”. The practice was used by the Roman army in the fifth century BC as a way to inspire fear and loyalty. If any of a cohort’s soldiers acted cowardly or deserted, then lots were drawn and one unlucky soldier out of every 10 in that cohort would be killed by their own comrades. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decimation_(Roman_army)
Fun Fact – Baby Khaleesi’s
The made-up name of Khaleesi from George R. R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ novels only became popular after HBO’s release of Game of Thrones. In 2012, 146 babies were named Khaleesi in the US. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vox.com/2014/4/9/5590250/game-of-thrones-has-changed-the-way-we-name-babies
WTF Fun Fact – Giant Penguin Prank
Starting in 1948, a man wore giant 3-toed lead shoes and stomped around Florida beaches, leading locals to believe there was a giant penguin inhabiting the area. He did this randomly for the next 10 years. The prankster finally revealed himself and his shoes 40 years later. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://mentalfloss.com/article/52460/strange-states-floridas-giant-penguin
Random Funny Fact – Thomas Jefferson Mac And Cheese
Thomas Jefferson helped popularize mac and cheese in America by serving it to his dinner guests during his Presidency. He even had his own recipe. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/macaroni