Monthly Archives: April 2021

Ketchup did not ‘test positive’ for Covid-19

A post on Facebook claims that a small amount of Heinz tomato ketchup tested positive for Covid-19 using a lateral flow test.  This is inaccurate. We have seen, and reported on, a number of similar self-styled experiments with food including oranges, Coca-Cola and kiwi fruit before.  In reality these items don’t test positive, they break… Read More »

Police cars don’t need MOT registration

A widely-shared Facebook post questions why a police car does not appear to have an up-to-date MOT registration.  It is true that the pictured police car’s MOT has expired (you can check this here), but as we have reported before police vehicles are exempt from MOT certification.  MOT tests are enforced under the Road Traffic… Read More »

Edgar Rice Burroughs earned…

Edgar Rice Burroughs earned just $400 USD for his first published story in 1912. However, ‘Tarzan’ would become a hit. Burroughs purchased a ranch in California in 1915-1919 & the citizens the community elected to name the city Tarzana, California. The post Edgar Rice Burroughs earned… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

In 1967, the magazine ‘Berkeley Barb’…

In 1967, the magazine ‘Berkeley Barb’ published an article on how to extract psychoactive substances from banana peels. People didn’t realise it was a hoax and began smoking banana peels to try to get high off banana joints. The post In 1967, the magazine ‘Berkeley Barb’… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

25 Crazy Headlines of the Month – Part 190

Here are this month’s crazy headlines. 1-5 Crazy Headlines 1. Winning greyhound tested positive for meth. – Source 2. A former Minneapolis police officer called Derek Chauvin’s guilty verdict a ‘tragedy,’ saying he fears it will start a ‘new trend’ of sending cops to prison. – Source 3. SHOCKING: Man throws coins into plane engine…… Read More »