Daily Archives: March 24, 2021

Burnt-out police car in Bristol protests was not fake

A screengrab taken from Instagram of a burnt-out police car has been circulating on Facebook. The photo, originally posted by Best of Bristol, was taken during protests in Bristol on Sunday, 23 March over the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. Underneath the photo, the Instagram user said the car’s MOT registration had expired, therefore… Read More »

AstraZeneca does not translate to ‘weapon that kills’

A post on Facebook claims that the name of Covid-19 vaccine developer AstraZeneca translates to ‘weapon that kills’. This is not accurate.  On the subject of its name, AstraZeneca has previously explained that it was formed in 1999 after the merger of Swedish pharmaceutical company Astra AB—which took its name from the Greek for ‘a… Read More »

10 Best Methods of Learning Smarter and Faster

I remember my first all-nighter in college. I made a few pots of coffee with my tiny coffee maker and read and reread my class notes. Unfortunately, this resulted in me being delusionally tired and yet somehow still woefully unprepared for my final exam. I didn’t know it at the time, but the methods of… Read More »

12 Quick Facts about Alexander Graham Bell

“Hello? It’s me.” No, not Adele—it’s just the inventor of the telephone, Alexander Graham Bell, on the line, here to give you 12 quick facts about himself. 1. He was the only surviving child. Scottish-born Alexander Graham Bell was the middle child of three boys. His two brothers passed away from tuberculosis when he was…… Read More »

The Republic of Vermont…

The Republic of Vermont, an independent republic, lasted from 1777 to 1791. After breaking away from Quebec, Vermont fought with the Americans against the British in the Revolutionary War, and was admitted to the union as a counterweight to the slave state of Kentucky. The post The Republic of Vermont… appeared first on Crazy Facts.… Read More »

A 2004 Study found that pregnant…

A 2004 study found that pregnant women who ate lots of chocolate had reduced prenatal stress, and their babies at 6 months old had a more agreeable temperament than pregnant women who ate no chocolate. The post A 2004 Study found that pregnant… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Audie Murphy, one of the most…

Audie Murphy, one of the most decorated combat soldiers of WW2, earned every combat award available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism, went on to have an acting career after the war and ended up starring as himself in a movie about his own wartime heroics. The post… Read More »