South Korea’s government organizes disco-like dance parties for elderly people with the sole purpose of tackling loneliness and preventing dementia in their country where the population is rapidly aging. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Seoul’s over-65s disco ‘like medicine’ for seniors – BBC News
A bowl purchased for $3 at a New York garage sale turned out to be a 1,000-year-old Chinese bowl from the Northern Song Dynasty. The “Ding” bowl was later sold at auction for $2.2 million. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Bought for $3 at yard sale, bowl sells for $2.2 million – CNN
Researchers have found there are 19 different types of smiles, but only six occur when we’re having a good time. The rest happen when we’re in pain, embarrassed, uncomfortable, horrified, or even miserable. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: There are 19 types of smile but only six are for happiness – BBC Future
A man whose headaches were so painful they made him vomit has finally found the source of his health problem – a tapeworm has been lodged in his brain for 10 years after eating undercooked pork in Mexico. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Man whose headaches made him vomit ‘had tapeworm in brain for 10 years’ | US News | Sky News
The Navajo traditionally celebrate a baby’s first laugh as it is seen as a sign they are leaving the spirit world and joining the physical one. Whoever draws out the first giggle is responsible for throwing a party known as A’wee Chi’deedloh, which is “hosted” by the baby.–WTF Fun Facts
Source:The Navajo Celebration of a Baby’s First Laugh – The Aesthetics of Joy by Ingrid Fetell Lee
Dairy cows spend almost 8 hours a day chewing their cuds for a total of roughly 30,000 chews daily. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://afs.ca.uky.edu/content/why-do-cattle-chew-their-cud
In 2018, Canadian researchers discovered a method to convert blood types A, B and AB to universal donor O-negative. They identified a human gut bacteria which makes an enzyme that reacts with the non-O type red blood cells, essentially transforming them into O-negative. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: UBC researchers have found a way to convert any blood type to the universal O | CBC Radio
This rare phenomenon is called “Baikal Zen”. Rocks that have fallen on the ice of Lake Baikal are heated by sunlight and melt the ice below. Once the sun is gone, the ice becomes solid again, creating a small support for the rock above. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Incredible natural phenomena on Lake Baikal (getaway.co.za)
“Singing sand” produces a deep hum that can be heard for miles. The sound can be heard as a sand avalanche is triggered by the wind or even by people walking on the sand. There are ~30 sand dunes in the world with the right grain size and dry conditions needed to “sing.” – WTF Fun Facts