Up until 300,000 years ago, a giant ape named Gigantopithecus, which stood more than 10 feet tall and weighed 1,200 pounds, roamed around in Asia eating Bamboo and similar plants.–WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Okta
An “okta” is a unit equal to 1/8 of the sky. Cloud conditions are measured in oktas, so the difference between “partly sunny” and “mostly cloudy” is just 1 okta. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/56820/whats-difference-between-mostly-sunny-and-partly-cloudy
WTF Fun Fact – Real Dead Body Props
In the movies Poltergeist, The House on Haunted Hill, and Frankenstein, they used real dead bodies as props because fake ones didn’t exist and would be too costly to make. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Fraud Behind The Microsoft Sound
The iconic startup sound for Microsoft’s Windows 95 aka “The Microsoft Sound” was made by ambient music artist Brian Eno on a Macintosh. The artist has never used a Windows PC. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Kiss-Feeding
Pre-mastication or kiss-feeding is the act of chewing food for the purpose of physically breaking it down in order to feed a baby or someone incapable of chewing. It is still common in traditional cultures. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Color Of Salmon
Farm-raised salmon are naturally grey while wild salmon are naturally pink due to their diet which includes astaxanthin, a compound found in krill and shrimp. Salmon farmers have to add astaxanthin to their feed to give them the pink color. It is the most expensive part of their food. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Buried Treasure In A Backyard
In 2013, a married couple on a walk came across several rusty buckets sticking out of their land. The buckets were full of gold coins minted from 1847 to 1894. The total value of all the coins was about $11 million with one worth over $1 million on its own. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Count Wampyr Not Dracula
“Count Dracula” was originally going to be named “Count Wampyr” but Bram Stoker went with Dracula after discovering the name while reading some Romanian history. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Blue-Ringed Octopus Bite
There is no antivenom for a blue-ringed octopus bite. The only treatment is to be hooked up to a ventilator for 15 hours while the tetrodotoxin wears off so your diaphragm is no longer paralyzed. – WTF Fun Facts