The bald eagle is not actually bald but has white feathers on its head. It’s name is derived from the word “piebald,” which refers to the eagle’s light and dark colored feathers. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Semantic Satiation
“Semantic satiation” is a psychological phenomenon in which repetition causes a word or phrase to temporarily lose meaning for the listener, who then perceives the speech as repeated meaningless sounds. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Semantic satiation – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Highest Paid Athlete Of All Time
The highest paid athlete of all time was a Roman Charioteer named Gaius Appuleius Diocles. Over a 24 year career, he amassed a fortune worth 35,863,120 sesterces (an ancient Roman coin), or roughly $15 billion in today’s dollars. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Marge Simpson On Playboy
In November 2009, Marge Simpson appeared on the cover of Playboy magazine. She was the first cartoon character to appear on the cover.– WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Oculudentavis
The smallest dinosaur ever found – a bird-like creature weighing less than a tenth of an ounce – has been discovered inside a drop of amber, where it was preserved for 99 million years. The dinosaur has been named “Oculudentavis” meaning “eye tooth bird.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: The smallest dinosaur ever found was a weird, primitive bird, researchers say (nbcnews.com)
WTF Fun Fact – Newton’s Flaming Laser Sword
There are many philosophical razors – not just the well-known Occam’s Razor. One is called “Newton’s Flaming Laser Sword,” and it states that what cannot be settled by experiment ought not be debated. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Philosophical razor – Wikipedia
WTF Fun Fact – Nike Waffle Trainer
The first Nike shoe was inspired by a waffle. After watching his wife make waffles, co-founder of Nike, Bill Bowerman, poured urethane into a waffle iron to see if would work. The Waffle Trainer debuted soon after in 1974. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/nikes-first-running-shoes-were-made-in-a-waffle-iron-2015-7
WTF Fun Fact – Movie Streaks
Tom Cruise and Will Smith each had streaks of 7 consecutive movies grossing over $100m domestically. They also each had a streak of 11 consecutive movies grossing $100m+ worldwide. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Capone Made Billions
At his peak, mafia boss Al Capone was making an annual income of ~$1.3 billion in today’s dollars. He spent roughly a third of it on bribes and “muscle”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: Why the Legend of Al Capone Still Fascinates – The New York Times (nytimes.com)