“Old-person smell” was confirmed by scientists as real. In a research study, participants were able to single out old-person smell much better than the odors of other younger age groups. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://healthland.time.com/2012/05/31/old-person-smell-really-exists-scientists-say/
Amazon.com managers spend two days every two years getting trained for the customer service call-center, including the CEO, in order to help them better understand the customer service process.– WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.salesforce.com/blog/2013/06/jeff-bezos-lessons.html
Archaeologists have found slingshot “bullets” from 4th Century BC Greece engraved with the Greek word “ΔΕΞΑΙ”, which translates to “take that!” or “catch!” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/G_1851-0507-11
The Siberian town of Verkhoyansk, Russia, which lies North of the Arctic Circle, has a temperature range of -74°F in winter to over 100°F in the summer. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://travelandleisureindia.in/verkhoyansk-russia/
A “weeper” is a piece of fabric wrapped around a hat or bicep of an undertaker or mourner. – WTF Fun Facts
By the 17th week of pregnancy, a child’s unique fingerprints have already formed and the pattern won’t change. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/30-lasting-impression-fingerprints-created.html
Ice cream exists simultaneously in all three states: a solid (the ice crystals), a liquid (the milk and sugar solution), and a gas (the air bubbles). – WTF Fun Facts
On Sesame Street, cookie monster actually ate painted rice cakes instead of cookies because the oil from the cookie would damage the puppets. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://soyummy.com/cookie-monster-never-ate-chocolate-chip-cookies/
Fairy-wrens often have other birds laying eggs in their nests (a brood parasite). They have adapted by singing a special tune to their eggs. Once hatched, those that sing the password get food while any brood parasite chicks go hungry. – WTF Fun Facts