Farmers in the US are hacking their John Deere tractors with Ukrainian firmware purchased from invitation-only online forums in order to be able to have them serviced independently. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Original Wild Things
Maurice Sendak’s classic Where The Wild Things Are was originally titled Where The Wild Horses Are but Maurice realized he was unable to draw horses. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Squirrel Eavesdroppers
A recent study found that squirrels listen to the chatter of birds and respond accordingly. When birds chirps were relaxed, then the squirrels relaxed. The opposite was also true, when the bird chatter was alarmed, the squirrels became more alert and vigilant. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: New york times
WTF Fun Fact – Quirkyalone
Quirkyalone is a term for people who enjoy being alone and single while waiting for the right person, instead of casually dating. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Dead Body Cost
A full human cadaver for research costs roughly $500. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/facts-about-cadavers-2012-6
WTF Fun Fact – Water Trough
Farmers will often put goldfish in their horse’s water trough to eat the insects and prevent mosquito larvae from producing. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://horsenetwork.com/2018/07/goldfish-water-trough/
WTF Fun Fact – Windshield Wipers
Robert Kearns invented intermittent windshield wipers and tried to sell his idea to the auto industry but was turned away. They soon began showing up on new cars, so he sued, and won. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/01/11/the-flash-of-genius
WTF Fun Fact – Thomas Jefferson Geese
Thomas Jefferson bred and raised a special type of geese in order to supply himself with quill pens. – WTF Fun Facts
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WTF Fun Fact – Brainy Beyonce
Beyonce was asked to perform at an Uber conference in Las Vegas in 2015. In lieu of a $6 million cash payment, she asked for equity in Uber. Uber IPO’d recently for $8.1 billion. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/beyonc-going-bank-uber-going-210002083.html