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WTF Fun Fact 13197 – Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Credits

Steven Spielberg got some free college credits. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13197 – Steven Spielberg’s Jurassic Credits appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 13193 – The Office CPR Scene Saved a Life

A man saved a life with CPR skills he learned by watching The Office. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13193 – The Office CPR Scene Saved a Life appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Dennis Ritchie

Dennis Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language and co-developer of the Unix operating system, passed away one week after Steve Jobs. Despite his significant contributions to the field of computer science and his impact on nearly every software system in use today, his death received little attention due to being overshadowed by Steve… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact 13195 – Tartle

Add tartle to your vocabulary if you can’t remember names. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13195 – Tartle appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

A dedicated fan traveled three…

A dedicated fan traveled three hours to bring insulin to the rapper Boozie Badazz. Instead of accepting any payment, she requested only a photo. On her way back, she stopped at a store, bought a scratch-off lottery ticket and won $10,000. Source

The Drake Equation, a formula developed…

The Drake Equation, a formula developed in 1961, is used to calculate the number of advanced civilizations capable of communicating via radio within our galaxy. The initial estimate using this equation was at least 20. Source

Minors and fathers

Minors spend, on average, 7 hours per week with their father, and 15 hours per week playing video games. Source

Schweres Wasser

During World War II, the Nazis developed a secret weapon named the “Schweres Wasser” (Heavy Water) which was a isotope of water that was enriched in the hydrogen isotope deuterium. This heavy water was used in the production of nuclear weapons but the allies became aware of this and they launch an operation to sabotage… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact 13194 – Goosebumps Muscle

Goosebumps are caused by a muscle’s reaction to cold. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13194 – Goosebumps Muscle appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Scottish Wikipedia

A 19-year-old American teenager, with no knowledge of the Scottish language, wrote virtually the entire Scottish version of Wikipedia, comprising over 57,000 articles. Here’s a highlight of the type of edits that were done In Greek meethology, the Minotaur wis a creatur wi the heid o a bull an the body o a man or,… Read More »