Rice is one of the most water-intensive crops to grow, needing about 2,500 liters per kilogram, but this is mainly to prevent weeds. SRI is a trending technique that could cut down the water used by over 50%. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/01/30/689685891/nepalese-rice-farmers-boost-yields-by-sowing-fewer-plants-and-cutting-water?t=1580162138374
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WTF Fun Fact – Camel Beauty Contest
In Saudi Arabia, a dozen camels were disqualified from a camel beauty contest for getting Botox injections to make them more attractive. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.thenational.ae/world/gcc/saudi-camel-beauty-festival-12-entrants-disqualified-for-botox-use-1.698068
WTF Fun Fact – So Many Edible Plants
Scientists estimate there are ~400,000 species of plants on Earth and more than half of them are thought to be edible. However, we as humans only eat about 200 species of plants. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/01/why-do-we-consume-only-a-tiny-fraction-of-the-world-s-edible-plants
WTF Fun Fact – Galapagos Batfish
The red-lipped batfish or Galapagos batfish (Ogcocephalus darwini) have frowny-faces and giant red lips. They use their fins as feet to walk around the sea floor because they’re terrible swimmers. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-lipped_batfish
WTF Fun Fact – Pirate Flag Colors
The red flag, when used by pirates, came to mean “no quarter given”, or no mercy would be shown and no life would be spared. Alternatively, a black flag meant that those who surrendered without a fight would be allowed to live. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://owlcation.com/humanities/Famous-Pirate-Flags
WTF Fun Fact – Sleeping With A Fan In Space
Astronauts in space need to sleep near fans so that when they exhale, there isn’t a CO2 cloud in front of their face causing them to potentially suffocate. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.quora.com/Do-astronauts-on-the-ISS-need-to-sleep-with-a-fan-on-or-in-some-way-have-moving-air-around-them
WTF Fun Fact – I Ain’t Afraid Of No Ghost
Since 1922, more than 30 cash rewards of up to $1,000,000 have been offered to anyone who can offer proof of the paranormal. To this day, none has ever been collected. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_prizes_for_evidence_of_the_paranormal
WTF Fun Fact – Uber In London
In 2014, some 4,000 black taxi cab drivers brought parts of London to a standstill, protesting against Uber. Ironically, this led to an 850% increase in downloads of Uber on the day. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27799938
WTF Fun Fact – Human Sperm Vs. Egg
Male human beings produce 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 times more sperm than females produce eggs. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/32437-why-are-250-million-sperm-cells-released-during-sex.html