In 1989, NASA studied house plants as a means of providing clean and pure air for their space station. They found Peace Lilies and Florist’s Chrysanthemums to be the best all-around at filtering the air. – WTF Fun Facts
Tech
WTF Fun Fact – New Toilet Coating
Scientists have developed a spray-on coating for toilets, which is slipperier than Teflon, and reduces adhesion of feces by up to 90%. It will require less water to flush feces away and help leave the toilet with less odor and bacteria. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Young Sierra Leonean DJ Focus
Sierra Leonean Kelvin Doe built his own radio station by the age of 15 where he plays music and broadcasts news under the name ‘DJ Focus.’ He built working batteries, an FM transmitter, a sound amplifier, a three-channel mixer, and microphone receiver from scraps. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://weetracker.com/2018/12/24/kelvin-doe-sierra-leone-boy/
WTF Fun Fact – Fairey Rotodyne
In the early 1950’s, British company Fairey started to develop a helicopter-type aircraft for commercial passenger use. They eventually built the Rotodyne, which took off vertically using helicopter rotors with jets at their tips but was powered forward by turboprops on the wing. The aircraft never made it into commercial use. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – White House Solar Panels
President Jimmy Carter had 32 solar-thermal panels installed on the White House roof in 1979. They were removed for roof works in 1986 while Ronald Reagan was in office and never re-installed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://blog.sciencemuseum.org.uk/solar-panels-and-the-white-house/
WTF Fun Fact – Inventor Of Cinematography
Louis Le Prince, who filmed the first ever motion pictures, disappeared without a trace in 1890. Thomas Edison soon took credit as the first and sole inventor of cinematography and was granted US patents for his motion-picture camera. – WTF Fun Facts
WTF Fun Fact – Selfie Toaster
The Vermont Novelty Toaster Corporation sells a “selfie toaster” that will print your selfie onto a piece of toast. You upload a photo with your order and you will receive a toaster that can print it. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.burntimpressions.com/collections/the-very-last-selfie-toasters
WTF Fun Fact – Spider Robots On The Moon
British company Spacebit plans to send a spider robot to the moon in 2021. They will eventually send multiple spiders to map the existing lava tubes using LIDAR to help make plans to build lunar bases for permanent human colonies. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.tomsguide.com/news/we-are-sending-spider-robots-to-the-moon-in-2021
WTF Fun Fact – Kidney For An iPad & iPhone
In 2014, 17-year-old Wang Shangkun of China sold his kidney on the black market and bought an iPhone 4 and iPad 2. Five years later he is now bedridden for life after his remaining organ failed. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://www.foxnews.com/tech/broke-teen-who-sold-kidney-for-an-iphone-now-bedridden-for-life