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WTF Fun Fact 13371 – The Victorian Language of Flowers

The Victorians communicated romantic feelings by choosing the right flower. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13371 – The Victorian Language of Flowers appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

25 Kickass Random Facts List #832

From 1976 to 1989 an unknown taping noise was audible worldwide on commercial and civilian communications (tv broadcast, commercial aviation, SW radio). The source was the Duga radar “The Russian Woodpecker” a huge over-the-horizon radar used by the Soviets as a missile detection system. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #832 first appeared on… Read More »

5 Things You Should Know – Part 478

Here are 5 things you should know. 1. In psychological reactance, people will often do the opposite of what you ask them to if they feel that their autonomy is taken away from them. Oftentimes we’re completely oblivious that the things we say or the way we say them can produce an oppositional response in…… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact 13367 – Shortest Commerical Flight

The shortest commercial flight lasts under a minute. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13367 – Shortest Commerical Flight appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 367

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 366, click here. 1. The Duke of York, later King George VI of Great Britain on a slide at the Wembley exhibition, England, 1925. 2. A boy on Krampus’s shoulders during a parade, Mitterndorf, Austria on 6 Dec. 1949. 3. Walt Disney filming on a beach…… Read More »