There’s a town in Alaska named Chicken. The citizens wanted to name it Ptarmigan after a popular local bird but they couldn’t agree on the spelling so they went with chicken instead. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Green Or Orange Tigers
Tigers are orange in color because their main prey, deer, see them as green. Deer are only capable of seeing blue and green light, which makes them color-blind to red. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Judas Goat
Some slaughterhouses use a ‘Judas goat’. It’s a trained goat that will calmly lead livestock to their slaughter while its own life is spared. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judas_goat
WTF Fun Fact – Reversible USB
The inventor of the USB standard Ajay Bhatt intended for it to be reversible but the idea was abandoned due to additional cost. Despite it becoming the standard, he regrets the decision. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Upside Down Pineapple
An upside down pineapple in your grocery cart, or as a bumper sticker, or an upside down door knocker indicates the person is into swinging. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://onairwithryan.iheart.com/featured/ryan-seacrest/content/2019-01-11-do-you-know-what-an-upside-down-pineapple-means-tanya-tests-it-out-/
WTF Fun Fact – Pilbara School Train
In the remote Pilbara region of Australia, an aboriginal community built a train to carry their children to school. The train cars are made from metal barrels, and the locomotive is a tractor. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2017-06-28/punmu-students-use-barrel-train-to-travel-to-school/8660878?pfmredir=sm
WTF Fun Fact – Odd Dutch Immigration Requirement
In order to receive a passport, Dutch immigrants must watch a two-hour video which includes beach nudity as a way of making them aware of the Netherlands’s liberal values. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/16/world/europe/16iht-dutch-5852942.html
WTF Fun Fact – Opiophin
Human saliva contains a painkiller called Opiophin that is roughly 6 times more powerful than morphine. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.nature.com/news/2006/061113/full/061113-4.html
WTF Fun Fact – Alcatraz Not So Tough
Alcatraz’s reputation as a tough place to be imprisoned was a Hollywood myth. Many inmates requested a transfer there because it had good food, hot showers, and a one man per cell policy. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.history.com/news/10-things-you-may-not-know-about-alcatraz