NASA satellite imagery shows that the US corn belt, at peak production in July, produces oxygen levels 40% greater than those observed in the Amazon rain forest. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Satellite Shows High Productivity from U.S. Corn Belt | NASA
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WTF Fun Fact – Marriage Dare
Delaware and Colorado have statutes that allow a marriage to be annulled if it was done as a dare. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Delaware Campus Library Blogs » Weird laws of Delaware – marriage on a dare (widener.edu)
WTF Fun Fact – Emergency Backup Goalie Wins
David Ayres, a 42-year-old ex-junior goalie and Zamboni driver, filled in as the emergency backup goalie in the Carolina Hurricanes’ win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Feb 2, 2020. The Hurricanes lost two goalies to injury leading to Ayres being called into action. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Chipotle Not Wheelchair Friendly
A San Diego Chipotle customer in a wheelchair successfully sued them in 2010. He claimed their tall order counter denied him from the full “Chipotle experience” – like watching the order be assembled. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: ADA Accessibility Denied: Ensuring the “Chipotle Experience” for Everyone (foxrothschild.com)
WTF Fun Fact – A Glass Box With 6000 Scorpions
In 2004, A Malaysian women spent over a month in a glass box at a shopping mall with over 6,000 scorpions. She was only stung 7 times. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/3675556.stm
WTF Fun Fact – Allergic To Chocolate Or Cockroaches
Most people with chocolate allergies aren’t actually allergic to cocoa or any official ingredients but rather the cockroach parts contained in it, which the FDA deems safe up to a certain limit. Removing insect parts entirely would require pesticide use which is unhealthier. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Chocolate allergies linked to cockroach parts (nbcnews.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Circus Butcher
In circus lingo, a strolling vendor who sells concessions like popcorn and toys to the audience is called a “butcher.” The origin story is that the first person to do this was the animal meat butcher on the Old John Robinson Show. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Circus and Carnival Lingo and Slang (circusesandsideshows.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Interesting Voting Age Addendum
In Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro the voting age is 18, but 16- to 18-year-olds can vote if they are employed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: cje4965.pdf
WTF Fun Fact – How Switzerland Rid Themselves of Rabies
In Switzerland, rabies was virtually eliminated after scientists placed chicken heads laced with the live attenuated vaccine in the Alps, which the foxes (the main carriers of the virus) ate thus immunizing themselves. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Rabies – Wikipedia