In 1900, the Chinatown in Honolulu was intentionally burned down to prevent the further spread of the bubonic plague. Four months after, Honolulu was deemed plague-free. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Darwin Finches Failing To Evolve
Darwin’s finches, which are a classic example of evolution, are dying off due to an infectious parasite that damages their beaks. The damage causes their mating calls to have an unpleasant tune, hindering their ability to reproduce. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Forest Growth
Israel is the only country in the world that has seen a net increase in trees over the last 100 years. Over that time frame, the Jewish National Fund has planted over 200 million trees. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – World’s Smallest Chameleon
The Brookesia micra chameleon is believed to be the world’s smallest at just over an inch long. It is found only on the small island of Nosy Hara, which is also home to the world’s smallest lemur, giant lemurs, and the world’s largest chameleons. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Selfless Parrots
African grey parrots are highly social and recent research demonstrated they have evolved the ability to act selflessly. This is the first time non-mammals have been observed helping each other in this way. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: nytimes.com/2020/01/09/science/parrots-selflessness-help.html
WTF Fun Fact – Broke Princess Adopts Men
By the 1980’s, Princess Marie Auguste of Anhalt, one of the last German princesses, was so broke she started a business adopting adult men and giving them the royal ‘Prince’ title in exchange for money. She made about 35 regular guys ‘princes’ and in the process made millions. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Princess_Marie-Auguste_of_Anhalt
WTF Fun Fact – Anatoli Brouchkov
Anatoli Brouchkov, a Russian geocryologist, injected himself with a 3.5 million year old strain of bacteria known as Bacillus F, which he found in a permafrost sample, just to see what would happen. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/yp3gg7/meet-the-scientist-who-injected-himself-with-35-million-year-old-bacteria
WTF Fun Fact – Westernmost & Easternmost
Alaska is both the Westernmost and Easternmost point of the United States. Alaska has an uninhabited Aleutian Island called Semisopochnoi which sits just 10 miles east of the 180th meridian. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2012-07-30/semisopochnoi-island-alaska-maphead-ken-jennings
WTF Fun Fact – Zoo Matchmaking Site
The American Zoo Association has a “matchmaking site” known as the Population Management Center. It was started in June 2000 to help conserve species by facilitating matchmaking between zoos. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/07/13/match-com-for-animals/