85% of the pre-Columbian gold pieces on display in Peru’s Museum of Gold are fakes.
– WTF Fun Fact
Source: https://www.forbes.com/2002/01/09/0109connguide.html#5090157b285f
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!
85% of the pre-Columbian gold pieces on display in Peru’s Museum of Gold are fakes.
– WTF Fun Fact
Source: https://www.forbes.com/2002/01/09/0109connguide.html#5090157b285f
In order to perfect his character Hercule Poirot’s walk, actor David Suchet clenched a coin between his buttcheeks which helped slow and shorten his stride.
A polydactyl cat is a cat born with extra toes on one or more paw. This can sometimes make the cat look like it has hands with thumbs! These are also known as ‘Hemingway Cats’ or ‘Mitten cats’.
Source: https://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2017/03/09/polydactyl-cats.aspx
John F. Kennedy’s brain was removed during his autopsy and subsequently stored in the National Archives, but it has been missing since 1966.
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2013/oct/21/presidents-brain-missing-mislaid-body-parts
Research has found that chimpanzees recognize the butts of their relatives just as well as humans recall familiar faces.
Source: https://www.livescience.com/57127-chimps-can-recognize-butts.html
In Hollywood,California, there’s a $1,000 fine for possessing or using Silly String on Halloween.
Source: https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Silly-String-Ban-Hollywood-Fine-399392941.html
According to the United Kingdom’s Highway Code, any animals being herded at night, such as sheep, must have a white light in the front of the herd and a red light in the back of the herd.
Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/rules-about-animals-47-to-58
Pregnant women are 42% more likely to be in a car crash during their second trimester of pregnancy compared to the previous 3 years before the pregnancy. Additionally, stats show 1 in 50 pregnant women will be in a car crash at some point during their pregnancy.
A dimorphous expression is when you express something different than what you are feeling e.g. when you cry when you’re happy or laugh when you’re nervous. It’s the body trying to regulate the emotion.
– WTF Fun Fact