The French duo Daft Punk got their band name from a negative review they received from MelodyMaker magazine for a trio they were in before. A journalist wrote that the band Darlin’s music was “a daft punky thrash”. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Soundscape Ecology
Bernie Krause, founder of the scientific field called “soundscape ecology,” believes that bird songs, wolf howls, and even insects footsteps have become quieter over the last 50 years. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2015/10/151006-nature-sounds-science-animals-music/
WTF Fun Fact – Hypersonic Glide Vehicle
The Falcon HTV-2 is a hypersonic glide vehicle which is the world’s fastest unmanned aerial vehicle. It is capable of reaching speeds of over Mach 17 or ~13,000 mph. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypersonic_Technology_Vehicle_2
WTF Fun Fact – William James Sidis
William James Sidis enrolled at Harvard at just 11 years old after he completed his primary and secondary schooling in less than a year. By age 8 he knew eight foreign languages and even invented his own called “vendergood.” – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Dead Man’s Fingers
The fungus Xylaria Polymorpha derives its nourishment from non-living or decaying organic matter and is nicknamed “dead man’s fingers” as it looks like the hand of a corpse might coming out of the ground. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Photoshopped Diversity
In 2000, the University of Wisconsin photoshopped Diallo Shabazz’s face onto the cover of an admission booklet to give the illusion of diversity. He sued for a “budgetary apology” and won $10 million which was earmarked for diversity initiatives at the university. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/09/02/doctoring-diversity-race-and-photoshop/
WTF Fun Fact – Missing Sleepwear
A recent study found nearly 20% of British people said they wake up wearing less clothing than they had on when they went to bed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/10/pajamas-sleepwear/411241/
WTF Fun Fact – Smells Like Teen Spirit Deodorant
When a friend wrote “Kurt smells like teen spirit” on a wall, Kurt Cobain assumed it was an anti-establishment slogan and titled the hit song with it. Months later he found out his friend had been making fun of him as Kurt’s girlfriend wore a deodorant called Teen Spirit.–WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smells_Like_Teen_Spirit
WTF Fun Fact – Chameleons’ Long Tongues
A chameleon can stretch its tongue more than twice the length of its body with smaller chameleons able to reach 2.5x their length. Scientists call the mechanism used to achieve this elastic recoil. – WTF Fun Facts