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
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 – 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
WTF Fun Fact – French Royalty Public Birth
French royalty used to give birth in front of many other noble people, valets, and guards to ensure that the newborn child was not substituted for another. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://thisisversaillesmadame.blogspot.com/2013/12/giving-birth-in-public.html
WTF Fun Fact – Teen Predator Of Himself
In 2015 a teen was prosecuted as an adult for having naked images – of himself – on his cell phone. The court claimed he was simultaneously the adult perpetrator who is considered a predator and the minor victim who needed protecting by the law. He struck a plea deal to avoid jail. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/sep/20/teen-prosecuted-naked-images-himself-phone-selfies
WTF Fun Fact – New York Jets Travelling Toilet Paper
In 2015, when the New York Jets played at Wembley Stadium in London, they shipped over 350 rolls of toilet paper for their hotel and the stadium because an intern who had previously been to London thought their TP was too thin. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-34430305
WTF Fun Fact – Nun Urine For Fertility
In the 1960’s and 70’s, Italian pharmaceutical company Serono was using nun urine to make their fertility drug Pergonal. It took 10 nuns about 10 days to produce enough urine for one treatment. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – The Unknown Person
There’s been a prisoner in Canada since 2013 known as “the Unknown Person” because he refuses to identify himself. His fingerprints are tied to four different identities from two countries plus one with unknown citizenship. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Formication
The random feeling of having insects crawling on you is called formication. Static electricity can attract particulates to the skin and can also cause body hair to move, giving a sensation of insects crawling over the skin. – WTF Fun Facts