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The Twitter account 'WTF Facts' has earned itself 274.1K followers by sharing random trivia about the world. While this figure alone isn't enough to determine whether or not the content on it is high-quality, you have to admit, it's kind of impressive that a quarter of a million people want to see it.
Why did so many people sign up to see the account's posts? Well, the main reason is probably the element of surprise. From unique locations across the globe to people's wholesome acts of kindness, 'WTF Facts' touches on a wide variety of topics. So, we decided to compile some of its most popular uploads and ask you if you think the account is worth all the buzz surrounding it.
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Jules (they/them) 2 years ago
"His wife" has a name too, and it's Lélia Wanick Salgado. They're both environmentalists so they both should be recognized.
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Terry Tobias 2 years ago
Elephants mourn their dead... they made this man an honorary member of the herd. This is so sweet and sad.
Going through obscure facts isn't just temporary fun. Turns out, it can also be good for our mental health. For example, experts say that playing trivia games can provide a dopamine rush much like gambling, but without the negative effects.
Whether we're playing Trivial Pursuit at home or attending a pub trivia night, the basic premise remains the same: we experience the thrill of providing correct answers to questions about lesser-known facts.
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MEB 2 years ago
My neighbour is a tiny 5 foot, 100 lbs, woman in her 70s and she's a karate black belt + 5 or 6 dans. She actually owns a karate dojo. I pity the fool who's gonna try to rob her!
TonyTee 2 years ago
Impressive. In her case, the bigger they are the harder they fall.
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Katie Lutesinger 2 years ago
Reminds me of the teenagers who robbed an old lady and ran off... only to be ruthlessly chased down by said old lady, who was a retired champion sprinter. Once she got her purse back she gave them all a good talking to about how they should be ashamed of themselves.
Richard Cartwright 2 years ago
The old chap is an ex royal marine hand to hand combat instructor. Upsetting him would be the equivalent of poking Mike Tyson in the eye and telling him that he was useless as a boxer.
TonyTee 2 years ago (edited)
Frank should’ve finished the job by blackening his other eye to match
Jennifer Clayton 2 years ago
Right-handed, with a punishing first hook I'm guessing. His left hand may have been blocking the knife, if the assailant was also right-handed.
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Disgruntled Pelican 2 years ago
This man was 72 in 2009, which makes him part of the Silent Generation.
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BluEyedSeoulite 2 years ago
This is one of my favorite headlines of all time that I've seen in the wild. Dude learned a very important lesson that day
María Hermida 2 years ago
Wonderful! I wish all those m***********s got the same treatment every time they tried to break into a home. That's the rehabilitation they need!
John Dilligaf 2 years ago
several years ago there was a story about a guy who broke into the home of an Olympic fencer. While she was home practicing.
Maisey Myles 2 years ago
All I see are question marks in your post but I'm sure it's emojis lost in translation. So here's my upvote
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Bernadette Jamieson 2 years ago
We all need some boxing lessons, just never know when you may need it.
Sharon Kapon 2 years ago
He deserved it! It is most recommended that each one would know how to fight these days
Lexekon 2 years ago
I genuinely empathize with the anger over this criminal's attack on his elder. He got what he deserved, roughly speaking. To those suggesting he deserved worse than a beat down. we do not live in a black & white world, and he may straighten out and fly right. I doubt anyone wants to be judged over the worst decision they made in their life.
Jeremy Yuri Russonovitch 2 years ago
I know that my wife and I are getting older. Pushing 60 now and both use canes to walk because we are both disabled vets. It's still amazes younger people that we are both black belts and remember how to defend. Please remember we would much rather make you a batch of cookies, chocolate chip cookies with oatmeal that my wife is famous for, then have to kick your a*s just because you think we're old and defenseless. Old people remember and young people are a treasure, a wonderment and a blessing.
Salem nothing 2 years ago
Reminds me of a similar story that happened in the US. Two people broke into an old man's house, but he got to his gun. They ran off, and he said the girl was slower so he shot her 2x in the back. She said "I'm pregnant, please don't kill me" and then he shot her. Don't really agree with killing people who aren't in your house and are fleeing, but most people disagree with me I guess... Then there was the guy who parked his car down the street and unscrewed his lightbulbs. Some high school teens broke in while he was hiding in the basement with a gun. You can find the audio of him ending there lives on YouTube...
Amina Hays 2 years ago
Something similar happened again in England in 1999, a farmer called Tony Martin shot dead a burglar but he was convicted of murder, which was later reduced to manslaughter.
martymcmatrix 2 years ago
“I'm a bad man. I'm the prettiest thing that ever lived.« Muhammad Ali
sharyn turnicky 2 years ago
I salute you Mr Corti and am reasonably sure said brat had a hard time explaining to his mates how he got so messed up
Pittsburgh rare 2 years ago
In Spain he'd be in trouble because the damage wasn't "proportional" to the crime. I wish l was joking. An old man shot a burglar armed with a knife in his property a few years ago and he was almost tried for manslaughter.
General Anaesthesia 2 years ago
Is the key phrase here "almost got tried"? Police should always investigate.
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ChexmyLicks/🇯🇵 2 years ago
when i saw his lips why did i immediately think of ube ice cream...
Errrm..wot? 2 years ago
Ginger Baker the legendary drummer of ‘Cream’ arrived home to surprise two burglars ransacking his home in Kent England. The 2 men identified later by Police are Nigel Fawlty 32, and Basil Thatcher 27. Baker age 76, long known for his vicious temper and surly attitude, attacked the two men, knocking them to the ground. Baker smashed a vase over Nigel Fawlty’s head while pummeling Basil Thatcher in the groin with a claw hammer. He proceeded to beat both men bloody for the next 20 minutes eventually sodomizing Mr. Thatcher with his walking stick. Baker eventually ripped Mr. Fawlty’s arm from the socket and beat Mr. Thatcher with the stolen limb.
Krod Mandoon 2 years ago
So glad this happened in England. In the US, the homeowner would likely be the one in handcuffs...
Douglas Tucker 2 years ago
KM, your point is well taken. Too many U.S. homeowners have been injured or killed by the police after the homeowner's call to the police requesting their help. It is a damn shame when certain citizens have to truly think about the danger from the bad guys and perhaps the good guys.
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"You get a rush or a neuro reward signal or a dopamine burst from winning,” John Kounios, Ph.D., professor of psychology and director of the doctoral program in applied cognitive and brain sciences at Drexel University in Pennsylvania, told Healthline.
“I think whenever you’re challenged with a trivia question and you happen to know it, you get a rush. It’s sort of like gambling.”
#7
Johnnynatfan 2 years ago
Gray story but healthcare to save someone’s life should not drain your f*****g life savings
Kounios said the benefits can also be similar to those of playing video games.
However, Kounios stressed that trivia is generally not a problematic hobby.
“I don’t think there are any pitfalls,” he said. “Like anything else that’s fun, it takes up time.”
Sarah Kishler, who works as a librarian in California, loves trivia games and enjoys attending a monthly pub trivia night in which a team of librarians participates.
"Learning facts so that I can get better at trivia is definitely a passion of mine," she also told Healthline. "Getting a question right is definitely very satisfying to me."
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BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
When a loved one leaves the pain is insurmountable. In my opinion,this pain never leaves. This insurmountable loss and pain becomes a part of our life as we cherish the memories.
Over the past decade, pub trivia nights that are popular in the United Kingdom appear to have grown in popularity in other parts of Europe and the United States as well.
Enthusiasts like Kishler enjoy getting to interact with people at these events, especially compared to electronic trivia games.
She has learned that doing well at these social trivia games gives her "a feeling of validation" and increases her self-esteem.
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“People really like to have some expertise on something and the brain is very good at focusing on things that you’re interested in,” Deborah Stokes, Ph.D., L.P.C., B.C.N., a psychologist in Virginia, who focuses on neurotherapy told the same outlet.
According to Stokes, learning large bodies of knowledge can often start with trivia. And people who are interested in trivia can be brainy, have a high IQ, and be smart on a lot of levels.
#22
Moxitron Jazz 2 years ago (edited)
we Aussies are ashamed. To be fair, Emu's are fukn frightening and tough buggers...
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BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
Student confronted with a knife? What was he supposed to do? Get stabbed?
#25
Oh Gosh 2 years ago (edited)
I need to know how f'd up the dude was after. So after some googling. The gorilla was intoxicated on fermented bamboo. He came at the photographer with all his weight and it felt like being hit by a train he said. He was left with a souvenir scar on his forehead. (I'm guessing from where his camera went into his face.) Then the gorilla just walked right over him and went on his way. (Super lucky he's alive imo).
"In typical people, my observation, not backed up by any research, is that their interest in trivia is confined to topics that they are generally interested in," Kounios added.
"So if a person is very interested in history, then they may either seek out history trivia, or they might just naturally pick it up in the course of learning about nontrivial aspects of history."
Stokes also pointed out that trying to retain information about things we're interested in can be like a good exercise for the frontal cortex as the brain ages.
So if you're up for more, fire up our earlier publication on 'WTF Facts!'
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Pixie Peck 2 years ago
When I was a kid I was told by my great grandma's 2nd husband that in the late 50s early 60s him and his friends were responsible for several faked foot prints and other evidence such as howls of Big Foot in Skamania County WA. The irony of it all is that later in life he was a converted believer in Sasquatch. I've been wanting to tell this secret since I was 15.
#34
Mora Chilis 2 years ago
They had questions if she was that old-like maybe her daughter took over her identity. The other fascinating thing is her lawyer went into contract with her to purchase her apartment en viager when she was 90. Basically someone makes a monthly payment until the seller’s death, when the property becomes theirs. She outlived him. And his children had to continue the payments by law until her death. Maybe karma thinking he was getting a great deal on real estate.
#36
️Crystal️ 2 years ago
This makes me feel better, it's a great reminder to check yourself for thinking in stereotypes. My IQ is close to that, and I've not made any noticeable accomplishments that would give it away. I am disabled, and feel I can never live up to the potential I had as a child. I think everyone expects that a high IQ means we've gotta be nerdy, awkward geniuses. Higher IQ does, however, increase existential depression, so please, bring on the cannabis so we can make it until tomorrow. Do not judge a book by it's cover, or even by it's reputation 💜
#37
BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
That was unintentional but Genghis became an eco warrior through his wars
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#45
ninjaTrashPandaBoom 2 years ago
Framing the dog...what a jerk! Fido only has his learner's permit.
#46
Skara Brae 2 years ago
I'm guessing it's already been secretly emptied and keeping it closed means nobody will look for the culprits.
#47
David A Paterson 2 years ago
For Newton, his foray into mathematics, gravity and optics was just a temporary distraction from his real hobby, alchemy, about which he wrote a huge amount of total(?) rubbish. His paid work was as master of the British Mint.
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Moxitron Jazz 2 years ago (edited)
what about the daughter he doesnt communicate with because she's queer?...Edit: thanks to other pandas and further research, yeh, he abandoned her before birth, because she was the result of a fling...what a fukn champ(douchepickle)
#53
Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 2 years ago
They were mourning their loss of this guy. Perhaps in the not so distant future, this record number of people gathered at a funeral may be broken for the total opposite reason. I think we all know whom...
#60
Vasana Phong 2 years ago
I guess my husband stole all the IQ when he was created, his 2 younger siblings reminds me of another version of Beavis & Buthead
#61
BetterBitterButter 2 years ago
It should've been Brenda Fricker to deny this insulting comparison
#63
𝐆𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦-𝐏𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 2 years ago
TBF he looks like the sort of guy who would try to make a living that way.
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Abby da great 2 years ago
It’s because “cow” (牛) in slang means someone that has extremely impressive abilities. The original “牛姐” (literally translated “cow girl” or “cow sis”) was a nickname for Mariah Carey, and people in China thought Ariana’s voice was similar to Mariah’s, so she was known as “小牛“ (little cow).
#67
Terry Tobias 2 years ago
So this guy bought a car, insured and registered it, then abandoned it, just to get back at his ex? He probably put more work into that revenge plan than he did in their relationship.
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ThéviNinja (she/her) 2 years ago
Wait wait wait. As a woman, I have to ask how chest size factors into this
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Terry Tobias 2 years ago
If AI written essays are as bad as AI created people, those students are in trouble.
#73
Legendbird 2 years ago
PSA: The crown jewels were actually given as a birthday gift from South Africa to the British King.
#74
happyplants28 2 years ago
That man needs some counselling for his mental health. Hopefully this will help him feel appreciated instead of manipulating the emotions of people around him. He must be in a very bad place if this is the only way he can think to get love.
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Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Fun fact: Pluto has a heart on its surface made out of solid nitrogen and it has toothpaste like consistency. It’s called Tombaugh Regio
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
Fun fact: I love the list, hate the title. I don't say "WTF" when I learn something because I know more words than that. What's wrong with "Fascinating Random Facts"? And by the way, unless they start the sentence, words like "of", "the", "and", "may" aren't capitalized in headlines.
Stardust she/her 2 years ago
Fun fact: Pluto has a heart on its surface made out of solid nitrogen and it has toothpaste like consistency. It’s called Tombaugh Regio
Jerusalem Cat Syndrome 2 years ago
Fun fact: I love the list, hate the title. I don't say "WTF" when I learn something because I know more words than that. What's wrong with "Fascinating Random Facts"? And by the way, unless they start the sentence, words like "of", "the", "and", "may" aren't capitalized in headlines.
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