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WTF Fun Fact – Extinction Is More Likely

The average person is more than five times as likely to die in an human-level extinction event as in a … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Extinction Is More Likely appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

18 Scariest Plants in the World

Here are the 18 Scariest Plants in the World. 1. Gympie-Gympie (Dendrocnide Moroides) Gympie-Gympie is a large shrub native to rainforest areas in the northern half of eastern Australia and Indonesia. It is best known for stinging hairs that cover the whole plant and deliver a potent neurotoxin when touched. It is the most toxic…… Read More »

60 Interesting Facts About Languages

Here are 60 Interesting Facts About Languages. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Languages 1. The Chief Translator for the European Parliament Ioannis Ikonomou can speak 32 different languages fluently. – Source 2. German used to be the second most widely spoken language in the US, before it was forcibly repressed during WWI. Many local governments, schools,…… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact – Plant Evolves Camouflage

Researchers have found the Fritillaria delavayi plant, which has been used for 2,000 years in Chinese traditional medicine, has evolved … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Plant Evolves Camouflage appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Spray On Cast Or Silly String

Silly string was accidentally invented when Leonard A. Fish, an inventor, and Robert P. Cox, a chemist, were testing different … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Spray On Cast Or Silly String appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

25 Interesting Facts About Oxygen

Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Oxygen. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Oxygen 1. Tropicana Orange Juice is owned by Pepsico and Simply Orange is owned by Coca Cola. They strip the juice of oxygen before packaging for better storage, which essentially strips the juice of its flavors. The companies then hire other flavor and fragrance…… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact – Reproduced A Mummy’s Voice

Researchers have mimicked the voice of a 3,000-year-old Egyptian mummy by recreating much of its vocal tract using medical scanners, … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Reproduced A Mummy’s Voice appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Microwaves Accidentally Invented

The microwave was invented after Dr. Percy Spencer realized a chocolate bar melted in his pocket while working with microwave … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Microwaves Accidentally Invented appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

25 Interesting Facts About Eggs

Here are 25 interesting Egg facts. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Eggs 1. Refrigerating eggs is not necessary, and that in many countries outside the US, eggs are kept at room temperature. US regulations require that eggs be power-washed, which removes all organic matter (and any harmful bacteria) but also strips the egg’s shell of its protective…… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact – Titan’s Cryovolcano

Scientists believe that Saturn’s moon Titan has at least one 5,000 ft tall volcano that erupts ice, known as a … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Titan’s Cryovolcano appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

30 Interesting Facts About Humans

Here are 30 Interesting Facts About Humans. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Humans 1. There’s an intellectual and cultural movement called transhumanism (H+), which advocates using technology to eliminate ageing and increase human abilities to the point that we become ‘post-human’ – Source 2. There has been a reported case of human-to-human transmission of cancer, when…… Read More »