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WTF Fun Fact 12739 – The Dreams of Men

Our dream characters are more often men than women. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12739 – The Dreams of Men appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12731 – Cute Aggression

There’s a scientific explanation for wanting to smush an adorable face. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12731 – Cute Aggression appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12729 – Astronaut Life Insurance

The Apollo 11 astronauts found a creative way to ensure their families The post WTF Fun Fact 12729 – Astronaut Life Insurance appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12728 – Frederic Tudor’s International Ice Shipment

Ice used to be shipped across the world in giant cubes. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12728 – Frederic Tudor’s International Ice Shipment appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

How a WWII Famine Helped Solve a 2,000 Year Old Major Medical Mystery

In the winter of 1944-45, the people of the Netherlands teetered on the brink of starvation. As the Allied advance through the south stalled in wake the ill-conceived Operation Market Garden, the Dutch Government in Exile ordered a nationwide railway strike in an attempt to cripple the occupying German Army. In retaliation, the Nazis cut… Read More »

Is Photographic Memory Actually a Thing?

One day in April 1929, a Moscow newspaper editor was handing out assignments when he noticed that one of his reporters wasn’t taking any notes. The editor pulled the reporter aside to question him, only for the man, one Solomon Shereshevsky, to reveal that he never took notes because he had a perfect memory. Then,… Read More »

Does Anything Radioactive Actually Glow Bright Green?

If I were to ask you to picture “radioactive waste,” the image that would likely spring to mind is that of a rusty metal barrel leaking glowing, neon-green sludge. It is an image which has appeared in countless movies and TV shows, yet, as we saw in our previous video How Does Nuclear Waste Disposal… Read More »

Hollywood Myths- How Doctors Actually Resuscitate Someone and Shocking Defibrillator Myths

It is a scene which has played out in countless medical dramas. A patient flatlines, the long, piercing tone of the heart monitor announcing to the audience that they have shuffled off this mortal coil. But our team of intrepid medical heroes isn’t ready to give up just yet. As one doctor pounds on the… Read More »

WTF Fun Facts 12719 – When Weather Kills

Heat kills more people than other weather phenomenon. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Facts 12719 – When Weather Kills appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12718 – Crickets Can Tell You The Temperature

Want to know the temperature? Ask a cricket. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12718 – Crickets Can Tell You The Temperature appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Are Viruses Actually Alive?

Over the past two years, the SARS-COV2 virus, better known as COVID-19, has wreaked havoc around the globe, infecting more than 346 million people, causing 5.58 million deaths, shutting down entire industries and nations, and completely changing our way of life. It is humbling to think that humanity has been brought to its knees by… Read More »