A “paired kidney exchange” allows you to donate your kidney that wasn’t a match for your intended recipient to a stranger in exchange for a kidney that is a match for your loved one. This allows both to get a transplant. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Semen As Invisible Ink
During World War I, members of Britain’s MI6 discovered that semen could be used as an invisible ink. The bodily fluid didn’t react with the traditional detection method of iodine vapor. They stopped trialing it when it was discovered that stale semen could be detected by its smell. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/8015180/MI6-used-bodily-fluids-as-invisible-ink.html
WTF Fun Fact – Uguisu No Fun
Japan has a facial treatment called Uguisu no fun (or “nightingale feces”), which was first used by geisha’s in the 17th century. The treatment is now used by celebrities including Victoria Beckham & Tom Cruise. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Fraternal Polyandry
In rural Tibet, they practice a rare marital arrangement called fraternal polyandry. The woman marries multiple husbands who are all brothers. The practice has been illegal since 1981 but the nature of farming and ownership of farm land necessitates the marital practice. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – SWE-DEN
When Sweden plays Denmark at home it’s abbreviated SWE-DEN, leaving the remaining letters to spell DEN-MARK. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: See also CYP-RUS RUS-SIA, POL-AND AND-DORA, BHU-TAN and TAN-ZANIA
WTF Fun Fact – Cards Against Humanity Prank
In 2014, to protest shopping holiday Black Friday, Cards Against Humanity sold 30,000 boxes labeled “Bullshit” to shoppers for $6 each. The boxes contained actual bull feces. All the profits were donated to charity. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Ina Koenig
Ina Koenig, a German kindergarten teacher, jumped down a 75-foot mine shaft when one of her 3-year-old students accidentally fell down it. The shaft was flooded with cold water and for more than 2 hours she kept the child’s head above water until help arrived. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.growingyourbaby.com/teacher-plunges-into-75ft-deep-shaft-to-save-3-year-olds-life/
WTF Fun Fact – Hadaka Matsuri
In the hope of a prosperous year, thousands of Japanese men brave the cold in loin cloths called fundoshi as part of a naked festival marking the start of spring. The Hadaka Matsuri in Okayama has been celebrated for ~500 years. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Sir Terry Pratchett’s Sword
When Sir Terry Pratchett found out he was to be knighted, he dug up a bunch of iron ore and smelted it for his sword in a homemade kiln. He also included some meteorites to give it a bit of “magic”. – WTF Fun Facts