The seven sins according to Gandhi: “Wealth without work. Pleasure without conscience. Knowledge without character. Commerce without morality. Science without humanity. Religion without sacrifice. Politics without principle.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.openculture.com/2014/11/mahatma-gandhis-list-of-the-7-social-sins.html
Palm trees are not trees at all and belong to the grass family. Botanists define trees as woody plants with secondary growth. Palms lack both of these. They create their tough, “wood” epidermis through primary thickening and lignification. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.theearthconnection.org/blog/2014/01/palm-trees-not-trees-after-all/
Ioannis Ikonomou works as a translator for the European Commission, speaking 21 of the 24 EU official languages. He can speak a total of 47 languages including many dead languages like Old Church Slavic. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ioannis_Ikonomou
In 1905, the Cullinan Diamond (the largest, gem-quality rough diamond ever found) was supposedly sent from South Africa to the United Kingdom by a heavily guarded steamboat. In actuality, they mailed it in a plain box using registered post. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cullinan_Diamond#cite_ref-8
Carlos “White Feather” Hathcock was a legendary Vietnam War sniper who crawled for 3 days across 2000m of open field, killed a general with one shot, and then crawled back. He had over 93 confirmed kills, one from over 2500 yards away. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.military.com/marine-corps-birthday/carlos-hathcock-famous-marine-corps-sniper.html
If you remove a fruit fly’s front legs, which contain a number of sensory organs, then it will mate with both male and female fruit flies as well as other fly species. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3823234/
There are over 40 million prostitutes in the world and over a million in the USA despite it being legalized only in Nevada. 80% of prostitutes are female. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/there-are-42-million-prostitutes-in-the-world-and-heres-where-they-live-2012-1
The middle finger has been used as a derogatory gesture for at least 2400 years, appearing in ancient Greek and Roman texts. Its usage in the US is documented as early as 1886 and was likely brought over by Italian immigrants. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16916263
A 2013 study found that men who are wealthy prefer women with smaller breasts while men who are less financially secure prefer larger. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://metro.co.uk/2016/01/13/study-finds-poorer-men-like-bigger-breasts-while-the-richer-like-them-smaller-5621310/