WD-40 is named as such because it was the 40th formulation that finally worked for the fledgling Rocket Chemical Company. The “WD” simply stands for water displacement. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.wd40company.com/our-company/our-history/
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WTF Fun Fact – First Sunday Paper
The Observer was the world’s first Sunday newspaper. It was first published on December 4, 1791 by W.S. Bourne. It was unprofitable and soon became subsidized by the government, thus losing their editorial independence. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Observer
WTF Fun Fact – Unsolicited Pictures
The first empirical study on “dick pics” found that 48% of men have sent unsolicited pictures of their genitals. Those men who send unsolicited pictures are also bigger narcissists and more sexist than their counterparts. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/7xgaje/men-who-send-unsolicited-dick-pics-are-bigger-narcissists-study-finds
WTF Fun Fact – Silverfish Don’t Drink
There are silverfish in the desert that don’t need to drink as they can absorb moisture from the air through their anus. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://australianmuseum.net.au/blog/amri-news/dna-barcoding-sheds-light-on-cryptic-silverfish-species/
WTF Fun Fact – James Christopher Harrison
James Christopher Harrison is an Australian blood donor whose rare plasma composition has helped in the treatment of Rhesus disease. In May 2018, he made his final donation (1173rd) at the age of 81 after having saved 2.4m babies during his lifetime as a donor. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/australianz/australian-man-with-golden-arm-makes-final-blood-donation-at-81-after-saving-24m
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York holds the world’s oldest piano. The piano dates back to 1720 and was one of Bartolomeo Cristofori’s (inventor of the piano) earliest creations. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.pianistmagazine.com/blogs/the-worlds-oldest-piano-1/
WTF Fun Fact – Skydecks
There are four glass platforms suspended 1,353 feet in the air, located on the Willis Tower’s 103rd floor Skydeck. The observation perches have walls, floors, and ceilings made entirely of glass. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://theskydeck.com/
WTF Fun Fact – Curiosity’s Happy Birthday
In 2013, NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover hummed Happy Birthday to itself by vibrating its sample-analysis unit to the musical tune, but did so only on its first “birthday”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/08/why-the-curiosity-rover-stopped-singing-happy-birthday-to-itself/536487/
WTF Fun Fact – Dead Peasant Insurance
Up until 2000, Walmart took out life insurance policies on their employees and kept the payouts when they died, a practice known as “dead peasant insurance.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.wfsu.org/post/walmart-sued-collecting-life-insurance-employees