Qian Xuesen, a Chinese rocket scientist and mathematician, worked on the Manhattan Project during WW2 to help America build the world’s first atomic bomb. During the Cold War, he was accused of being a communist and fled to China, where he helped China build its first atomic bomb. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qian_Xuesen
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WTF Fun Fact – Ordering Dessert
A 2016 Cornell study found that you are four times more likely to order dessert if your waiter or waitress was overweight. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.fastcompany.com/3055212/youre-more-likely-to-order-dessert-if-your-waiter-is-fat
WTF Fun Fact – Hungarian Response
The profane Hungarian response to being given an unreasonably large workload is “bekergettek tatott szajjal a faszerdobe,” or “They chased me into the dick-forest with a wide open mouth.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vnutz.com/curse_and_swear/hungarian
WTF Fun Fact – WD-40
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/
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/