A recent study found people who eat spicy foods tend to live longer. Consumption of hot red chili peppers is associated with a 13% reduction in total mortality – primarily in deaths due to heart disease or stroke. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/news/features/frequent-spicy-food-consumption-linked-with-lower-death-risk/
In 1763, the first dinosaur bone discovered was given the very descriptive and scientific name of Scrotum humanum by Richard Brookes. It later was identified as part of the femur of a Megalosaurus. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-scientific-name-ever-given-to-a-dinosaur-foss-5955550
A mysterious underground structure found in Russia near the Naryn-Kala citadel was identified as one of the oldest churches on Earth. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/9/10/2040
Freddy Krueger is an Amazonian parrot that found it’s way back to a Brazilian zoo after it was stolen by armed thieves after recently being shot and bitten by a snake. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/29/parrot-freddy-krueger-survives-kidnapping-shot-snake-bite-brazil-zoo
To avoid exciting men while riding, early bicycles had a cherry screen which hid women’s ankles from view. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing/diet/8419028/Bicycles-The-chains-that-set-women-free.html
A recent study found that men on Tinder do not appear to be intimidated by highly educated women. They indicated interest in fictitious profiles with a Master’s degree more often than those with a Bachelor’s degree. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0272775719301104
Pencils are typically yellow because the best graphite came from China in the 19th century. Creative pencil manufacturers began to color their pencils yellow (a royal color in Chinese culture) to indicate their high quality and associate them with China. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://blog.pencils.com/why-are-pencils-yellow/
There is a period during Earth’s evolution where activity stalled which scientists dubbed ‘the boring billion’. Beginning roughly 1.7 billion years ago, the Earth became a slimy, near-static world of algae and microbes. – WTF Fun Facts
Nazca Lines are located in Peru and were created by the ancient Nazca culture in South America. The 2,000 year-old Lines depict various plants, animals, and shapes and must be viewed from an above to be fully appreciated. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.history.com/topics/south-america/nazca-lines