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WTF Fun Fact 12717 – Humanity In A Meatball

Humanity isn’t very impressive in the form of a meatball. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12717 – Humanity In A Meatball appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12713 – da Vinci’s “Helicopter”

Leonardo da Vinci had a vision for a helicopter 400 years before it was made. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12713 – da Vinci’s “Helicopter” appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12712 – Pine Cone Hygrometers

Want to know if it’s a humid day? Ask a pine cone. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12712 – Pine Cone Hygrometers appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Can You Really Make Yourself Immune to Poison by Taking Tiny Doses Over Time?

Mithridates VI, also known as Mithridates the Great, was the ruler of the Kingdom of Pontus, a region of northern Anatolia in what is now modern-day Turkey, from 120 to 63 BC. In 120 BC Mithridates’ father, Mithridates V, was assassinated by poison, allegedly as part of a conspiracy lead by his wife, Queen Laodice… Read More »

WTF Fun Facts 12706 – Oxygen From The Ocean

If you think trees are cool for giving us oxygen, wait until you hear about phytoplankton. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Facts 12706 – Oxygen From The Ocean appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12701 – Like A Fish Out Of Water

Bees are now considered fish in some corners of California. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12701 – Like A Fish Out Of Water appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12698 – The Universe’s Oldest Water

In a galaxy far, far away, we found a really big, really old mass of water vapor. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12698 – The Universe’s Oldest Water appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12696 – Uranus’ Original Name

Uranus was originally named after King George III. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12696 – Uranus’ Original Name appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12695 – Male Mice Are Scared Of Bananas

If you want to chase a male mouse away, just grab a banana. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12695 – Male Mice Are Scared Of Bananas appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

That Time a Teenager Built a Nuclear Reactor in His Backyard

June 26, 1995 is a day the residents of Golf Manor, Michigan will never forget. On that day, hazmat-suited agents of the Environmental Protection Agency descended upon the quiet suburb and began systematically dismantling the garden potting shed of one Patty Hahn. When interviewed about the incident, most residents believed there had been some kind… Read More »

Is Genuine Multiple Personality Disorder as Depicted in Movies Actually a Thing or a Hollywood Invention?

Looking back at the long and storied history of literature, film, and other narrative art forms, one trend becomes abundantly clear: writers love mental illness. From depression to bipolar disorder to schizophrenia, psychiatric disorders have been used by artists for hundreds of years to heighten drama, make heroes more heroic, villains more villainous, and allow… Read More »