Gibbons start each day by singing at sunrise. Their vocalizations are often referred to as ‘song’ because of the way they modulate their pitch as well as singing with others in ‘duets.’ – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://wildambience.com/wildlife-sounds/white-handed-gibbon/
After being denied permission to construct a building on an empty lot, a London man applied for a permit for a tank. The council approved thinking it was a septic tank. Instead the man bought a Russian T-34 tank, parked it on his property and pointed the gun towards the city planning office. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/stompie-the-mandela-way-t-34-tank
In 2016, there were 870 Chinese-licensed “living Buddhas,” searchable by name, temple and identity card number or “living-Buddha card number.” The license process aims to help cut down on fraud. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-china-reincarnation-law-20160307-story.html
A form of lasers called ‘optical tweezers’ uses two beams of light to squeeze and manipulate objects as small as a single atom. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optical_tweezers
There is an estimated 5% of the population that has never experienced a headache. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.advil.com/tips-resources/headache/headaches-101
The shortest nation in Europe is Malta. The Maltese have an average height of 164.9 cm (~65 in) compared with the EU average of 169.6 cm (~67 in). – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_human_height_by_country
In 2008, Elon Musk had to borrow money from friends to pay rent after he invested all US$180 million earned from the sale of PayPal to Ebay on his three ventures SpaceX, Tesla and Solar City. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ccn.com/elon-musk-broke-save-tesla-in-2008-now-worth-21-billion/
According to the “Regulation of Traditions and Customs in the Republic of Tajikistan,” which were introduced in 2007 and updated in 2017, the celebration of birthdays anywhere except in the privacy of the family circle is strictly forbidden and carries a hefty fine if caught.. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-34051435
Despite cacao being around for thousands of years, the first solid chocolate bar wasn’t produced until the 1840’s. It was previously consumed in a powder or drink form. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_chocolate