Studies found redheaded females have up to a 25% higher pain threshold than the rest of us. Additionally, redheads can make their own supply of vitamin D and feel temperature changes more intensely, all thanks to their ‘redhead gene’ MC1R. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Canadian Fruit Machine
In the 1950’s, the Canadian government developed the ‘fruit machine’ to identify gay men and remove them from their jobs in the civil service, military, and police. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit_machine_(homosexuality_test)
WTF Fun Fact – Most Popular Stolen Library Book
Guinness Book Of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://huberlife.wordpress.com/2014/02/02/real-book-thieves-most-commonly-stolen-books/
WTF Fun Fact – Auction Land Purchase
A man in South Florida won an auction with a winning bid of $13,000 for what he thought was a villa, but turned out to be a 12 in. x 100 ft. strip of land between two villas. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Most Smuggled Commodity
Wildlife trafficking, worth an estimated $10 billion a year, is thought to be the third most valuable illicit commerce after drugs and weapons. Birds are the most common contraband with anywhere from two million to five million wild birds smuggled yearly. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/wildlife-trafficking-149079896/
WTF Fun Fact – Next Housing Bubble
In a recent survey released by investment bank UBS, Munich was deemed the city with the highest risk of developing a housing bubble. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/which-cities-have-the-highest-risk-of-a-housing-bubble/ar-AAIoLRw
WTF Fun Fact – John Wayne Island
John Wayne was given his own island, which was named after him, off the coast of Panama to thank him for his support in returning control of the Panama canal to Panama. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://insidepanamarealestate.com/ipreenfold/really-john-wayne-island/
WTF Fun Fact – Official State Firearms
Alaska, Arizona, Indiana, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia all have official state firearms ranging from a single action revolver to a semi-automatic sniper rifle. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._state_firearms
WTF Fun Fact – Apple Peel Leather
In Toronto, Canada, a small company has developed vegan leather made from apple peels that are recycled from the juicing industry. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/fashion-designers-replace-plastic-based-vegan-leather-with-apple-fabric/