WTF Fun Fact – Formication
The random feeling of having insects crawling on you is called formication. Static electricity can attract particulates to the skin … Read More & Source
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WTF Fun Fact – Tana Toraja’s Dead Baby Trees
On the Indonesian island of Tana Toraja, if a baby dies before he starts teething, the family cuts a hole … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Ta’rof
Ta’rof is Iranian cultural politeness in which the host offers something to the guest and the guest declines it repeatedly … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Cymothoa Exigua
Cymothoa exigua is a parasite that severs the blood vessels of a fish’s tongue and becomes a new functional tongue. … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Cheese Brine On Roads
Some counties in Wisconsin use liquid cheese brine in addition to salt to prevent their roads from getting too icy … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Baby Window Cage
In London in the 1930’s, some parents used to keep their babies in cages on their window sill in order … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Ghost Tapes For War
During the Vietnam War, as part of operation “Wandering Soul”, the US Navy and Army made terrifying recordings of voices … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – 50 ft. Michael Jackson Robot
As part of plans for a 2005 Las Vegas residency, Michael Jackson’s team was designing a 50 ft. MJ robot … Read More & Source
WTF Fun Fact – Paralyzing Fart
The larvae of the beaded lacewing (Lomamyia latipennis) fart on the much larger termites to paralyze them before eating them. … Read More & Source