The four-eyed fish (Anableps) have eyes raised on top of their head which are divided into two sets of pupils and corneas to see both above and below the waterline. They also mate only on one side, right-“handed” males mate only with left-“handed” females and vice versa. – WTF Fun Facts
Weird
This is our weird but true facts category. These may be a little odd and a little strange, but they are all most definitely true facts! If you are looking for weird fun facts then start scrolling!
WTF Fun Fact – 2 Billion English Speakers
English is spoken by over 2 billion people in the world and there are more people who have learned it as a second language than there are native speakers. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Hidden Norman Rockwell
A Norman Rockwell painting worth over $5 million was discovered inside the walls of cartoonist Don Trachte’s house in 2006. It’d been hidden there for 35 years. The cartoonist likely forged several paintings he owned to prevent losing them in a divorce settlement and hid the originals. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2006/apr/11/1
WTF Fun Fact – Burial Pod
Italian designers Raoul Bretzel and Anna Citelli created the Capsula Mundi (“world’s capsule” in Latin), an egg-shaped, organic casket that’s suitable for ashes. Its biodegradable plastic shell breaks down and the remains provide nutrients to a tree planted above it. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/03/world/eco-solutions-capsula-mundi/index.html
WTF Fun Fact – Fake Hostage
In 2005, Al-Qaeda posted a picture on one of their websites claiming to have a US military hostage, but it was actually a Special Ops Cody action figure. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/4229347.stm
WTF Fun Fact – A Mummified Twinkie
A scientist stashed a bunch of Twinkies in his basement after Hostess declared bankruptcy in 2012. After 8 years, the man found two strange fungi growing on the desserts. One appeared to have “mummified” the Twinkie. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – David Stalking Cat Avner
David Avner, a native American, had more than 14 plastic surgeries to make himself look like a tiger. He modified his upper lip and inserted stainless steel implants to create whiskers, filled his teeth, modified his ears, cheeks, forehead & more. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/dennis-avner-dead-cat-man-1435103
WTF Fun Fact – Re-gifted Moleskin Pants
For 25 years, two brother-in-laws re-gifted each other the same pair of moleskin pants in increasingly inventive and difficult packaging, including a 600lb safe, a double-glazed window, a 17-foot concrete rocket, and a crushed car. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – A Chimera Mother
American Lydia Fairchild gave birth to three children whose DNA didn’t match her own. While filing for child support, she was charged with benefits fraud until her lawyer helped discover she was a chimera (carries two different sets of DNA). – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Octopus Autophagy
When captive octopuses are bored they become stressed out and some turn to a behavior called autophagy, or eating their own arms. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.livescience.com/41924-smart-octopus-facts.html
WTF Fun Fact – FBI Investigated Louie, Louie
In 1964, the FBI spent several months investigating the song “Louie, Louie” by a rock group named the Kingsmen because people thought the lyrics were obscene. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Antarctic Accent
A linguistic study found that winter workers in Antarctica started to develop a new accent. This is a result of them being isolated together and in regular contact with only each other for several months. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/linguists-hear-an-accent-begin/
WTF Fun Fact – English Adjective Order
When using multiple words to describe an object, native English speakers naturally list the adjectives in the following order: opinion, size, age, shape, color, origin, material, and then purpose. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Yawn Causes Orgasm
Some patients taking the antidepressant Clomipramine reported having an unexpected side effect of spontaneous orgasms after yawning. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Most Expensive Tooth
In November 2011, the most expensive tooth sold at auction for £23,010 (~$36,800) and was bought by Canadian Dr. Michael Zuk. The tooth is reported to have belonged to John Lennon. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-expensive-tooth-sold-at-auction
WTF Fun Fact – Ablaut Reduplication
There is an unwritten English rule concerning ablaut reduplication, or the altering of the interior vowels of a repeated word. When repeating words, the first vowel is always an I, then A or O if there are only two words, and I, A, O if there are three words. For example, it’s “chit-chat” and not “chat-chit”. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Barbie And Bild Lilli
The original Barbie doll was inspired by Bild Lilli, a German doll created in 1952, which was based on a high-end call girl named Lilli featured in the comic-strip, Bild-Zeitung. She was sold as an adult novelty in bars and tobacco shops. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Mucus Cocoon
At night, Parrotfish protect themselves from tiny blood-sucking crustaceans called gnathiid isopods by creating a mucus cocoon which they sleep in. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsbl.2010.0916