You receive a higher dose of radiation living next to a coal plant than you do a nuclear plant. This is due to the fly ash emitted by the power plant which is 100x more radiation than a similar nuclear plants waste. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/coal-ash-is-more-radioactive-than-nuclear-waste/
Tech
WTF Fun Fact – RAMAC IBM Computer
IBM launched the 305 RAMAC, the first computer with a hard disk drive (HDD) in September 1956. The HDD weighed over a ton and stored 5MB of data. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://ed-thelen.org/RAMAC/Myths.html
WTF Fun Fact – Jarvis The Real AI
Mark Zuckerberg created an AI assistant for his home named Jarvis, after the butler in Iron Man, that is voiced by Morgan Freeman. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-38390798
WTF Fun Fact – First Water Computer
In 1936, Vladimir Lukyanov built a water (integrator) computer. It was the world’s first computer for solving (partial) differential equations for Russia. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/338106
WTF Fun Fact – Reversible USB
The inventor of the USB standard Ajay Bhatt intended for it to be reversible but the idea was abandoned due to additional cost. Despite it becoming the standard, he regrets the decision. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Netflix Socks
There is a d.i.y Netflix Project which creates a pair of socks that will pause what you’re watching if you fall asleep while watching. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://makeit.netflix.com/projects/socks
WTF Fun Fact – First TV Broadcast With Stooky Bill
The first television broadcast took place in 1925. It was a done with a grey scale image in a 30-line vertically scanned format, at five pictures per second using a ventriloquist’s dummy nicknamed “Stooky Bill”. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Logie_Baird
WTF Fun Fact – Robotic Thread
MIT engineers have created a robotic, snake-like thread that can navigate through narrow blood vessels in the brain, promising treatment for strokes and other blockages. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.mit.edu/2019/robot-brain-blood-vessels-0828
WTF Fun Fact – Dubai Firefighters With Jetpacks
Since the streets are often congested, Dubai has equipped some of their firefighters with a jet ski and water “jetpack” combo called the Dolphin which can be deployed from the many waterways. – WTF Fun Facts