Mantis shrimps’ eyes are more evolved than those of humans: they have four times as many color receptors and can see UV, visible, and polarized light. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://phys.org/news/2013-09-mantis-shrimp-world-eyesbut.html
During the California gold rush, a slice of bread cost $1 or $2 if you wanted it buttered. That’s the equivalent of over $28 and $56 today. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/gold-rush-california-was-much-more-expensive-todays-dot-com-boom-california-180956788/?no-ist
The space shuttle flew 135 missions with a flight computer that had less than 1% of the computing power of Microsoft’s Xbox 360 game console. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.al.com/space-news/2011/07/space_shuttle_fast_facts_xbox.html
Papua New Guinea is the most linguistically diverse country in the world with 851 individual languages listed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_Papua_New_Guinea
In 1960, Col. Joseph Kittinger set the then world record for the highest skydive at just over 19 miles. During free fall, he reached a speed of 614 mph, nearly the speed of sound. His record was finally broken by his mentee in 2012 – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Kittinger
The Kumbh Mela (or Grand Pitcher Festival) is a huge Hindu religious festival that takes place in India every 12 years. In 2001, 60 million people attended, breaking the record for the world’s biggest gathering. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-46834335
Blue M&Ms didn’t exist until 1995, when a poll was held to replace the tan color M&M that was deemed redundant because of the brown M&M. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://phys.org/news/2013-09-mantis-shrimp-world-eyesbut.html
The first woman appearing on a US postage stamp was Queen Isabella of Spain, honoring her patronage of Christopher Columbus’s voyage to the Americas. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_on_US_stamps
The Mexican Constitution of 1917 was the first document in history that said every person has the right to an education. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_of_Mexico#Article_1