The X in the name Xbox comes from the DirectX software used for processing graphics. The Xbox was code named DirectXbox, but this was shortened to Xbox for its commercial name. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: DirectX – Wikipedia
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WTF Fun Fact – Field Stripping AK-47 In High School
Back during the Soviet Union, high school students learned how to assemble and take apart an AK-47 in class. In 2019, Russia’s Education Ministry published a set of methodological guidelines again calling for nationwide lessons on the AK-47 to foster patriotism. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Why Soviet children were prepared for war better than anybody else – Russia Beyond (rbth.com)
Russian students to be taught how to assemble AK-47s in themed lessons (businessinsider.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Hugo 3D Cured Stereoblindness
Bruce Bridgeman, a 67-year-old neuroscientist, had been “stereoblind” (unable to see depth) his entire life. However, in February 2012 it was permanently cured after he saw the movie “Hugo” in 3D at a movie theater. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: How a movie changed one man’s vision forever – BBC Future
WTF Fun Fact – Extinction Is More Likely
The average person is more than five times as likely to die in an human-level extinction event as in a car crash. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: You’re More Likely to Die in a Human Extinction Event Than a Car Crash – The Atlantic
WTF Fun Fact – The Dr. Oz Show Goes Against Evidence
Canadian researchers watched 40 episodes of ‘The Dr. Oz Show’ and found that nearly 40% of the medical advice is not evidence-based, and 15% goes directly against evidence. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ontario’s Fresh Water
The province of Ontario in Canada has more than 250,000 lakes which contain about one-fifth of the world’s fresh water. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: About Ontario | Ontario.ca
WTF Fun Fact – Dolphin Boy Bands
Researchers found that male bottlenose dolphins in Shark Bay in Western Australia have formed “boy bands” that harmonize their mating calls together in order to better attract females. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Konami’s Fake Game Designers
In 1986, all game designers working for Konami were forbidden to attach their real name to any project. Instead, they had to create a fake name to be listed in the game’s credits. This was to help keep rival companies from stealing their talent. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: 5 Things You Never Knew About Castlevania – DKOldies: Retro Game Store
WTF Fun Fact – Waitresses Should Always Smile(y Face)
Researchers found when female servers draw a happy face on the bill, their tips increase by nearly 18%. However, for a male server the opposite was true and their tips decreased by 15%. – WTF Fun Facts