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WTF Fun Fact – Cows With Human-Scented Cologne

Biotech company ISCA Technologies is developing a human-scented cologne for cows so that mosquitoes bite them instead of humans. The … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Cows With Human-Scented Cologne appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Saccharin was accidentally discovered…

Saccharin was accidentally discovered by a Russian chemist who forgot to wash his hands after working in the lab and noticed his food tasted quite sweet, and after ruling out the possibility of the food being made that way, he concluded that it was due to the chemicals coating his hands. The post Saccharin was… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact – Helper’s High

There is a psychological state called “helper’s high” whereby giving produces endorphins in the brain that provide a mild version … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Helper’s High appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Bioengineered Mosquitoes

In April 2021, researchers from biotech company Oxitec released bioengineered male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, which don’t bite, to mate with … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Bioengineered Mosquitoes appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Goat Milk Spider Silk

Scientists managed to successfully mix goats with spider genes and now they can produce an extra protein in their milk, … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Goat Milk Spider Silk appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Enclothed cognition

A study found people scored higher in a mental agility test while wearing a lab coat that they believed was … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Enclothed cognition appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Holding Hands Helps

A study found that when an empathetic partner holds the hand of a woman in pain, their heart and respiratory … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Holding Hands Helps appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – The Hogben Pregnancy Test

In the 1940s, one of the first female pregnancy tests (the “Hogben test”) involved injecting a woman’s urine into a … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – The Hogben Pregnancy Test appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact -Theoretical Maximum Tree Height

Trees have a theoretical maximum height of between 400 and 426 ft. and cannot grow taller due to the opposing … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact -Theoretical Maximum Tree Height appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Is Stockholm Syndrome Actually a Thing?

At 10AM on August 23, 1973, Jan-Erik Olsson, a convict on leave from prison, walked into the Kreditbanken Norrmalmstorg bank in Stockholm, Sweden. Dressed in a wig with his face painted black, as he entered the bank lobby he pulled a submachine gun from under his coat, fired into the air, and yelled out: “The… Read More »

The Curious Case of the Cat that was Turned Into a Living Telephone FOR SCIENCE!!!

The domestication of Felis catus, AKA the common house cat, began around 10,000 years ago, when their skill at hunting rats, mice, and other vermin was seemingly first taken heed to. Since then cats have enjoyed a rather comfortable relationship with humanity, even being revered by the Ancient Egyptians as representatives of the goddess Bastet.… Read More »