Daily Archives: June 10, 2021
7 Health Benefits of Vitamin B12 (Backed By Science)
Vitamin B12 supplements are packing the shelves lately. Whether in the form of chewable gummies or capsules, you have likely seen them in your local grocery store or pharmacy aisles. Now it is time to ask, what’s all the hype around this essential nutrient? In this article, I’ll give you a quick overview of what… Read More »
Boris Johnson was broadly right about aid spending
Under this government, we’ve spent more [on overseas aid], and we continue to spend more than Labour ever did. Boris Johnson, 9 June 2021. On Wednesday, the Prime Minister said that this government has spent more on aid than Labour governments did in the past. He also said that the government was continuing to spend… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #639
Eating food containing uncooked flour can give you food poisoning. Bacteria are killed only when food made with flour is cooked. In 2016 and 2019, two outbreaks of E. coli infections linked to raw flour made more than 80 people sick. One should avoid tasting or eating raw dough or batter. The post 25 Kickass… Read More »
What’s a book everyone should read at least once in their lives?
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What’s a book everyone should read at least once in their lives? We got many interesting responses. Here are some of them. We have just copied and pasted their responses, not editing them in any way. 1. All Quiet on the Western Front. Knocks any silly ideas you…… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact – War Pigs vs War Elephants
A Tennessee judge who ordered a name change…
A Tennessee judge ordered a name change for a baby named “Messiah”. He was later fired after her decision was found unconstitutional on appeal—she had previously stated, “That title has only been earned by one person and that person is Jesus Christ.” The post A Tennessee judge who ordered a name change… appeared first on… Read More »
The long-standing notion of late WWII…
The long-standing notion of late WWII ‘Kamikaze’ pilots as hyper-nationalist zealots was largely fiction. Many pilots were reluctantly drawn from the educated and liberal in Japan, and many expressed frustration at the futility of their nation’s cause and the sanctity of the Emperor. The post The long-standing notion of late WWII… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »
In 1983 a Royal Navy pilot landed…
In 1983 a Royal Navy pilot landed his Sea Harrier fighter jet on a container ship when he got lost during a training exercise. The ship completed its journey 4 days later and the plane was returned to service. The ship’s crew and owners filed a salvage claim and were awarded some £570,000 ($1.14 million… Read More »
Sandwich is an English town, and…
Sandwich is an English town, and ‘wich’ literally means street, town, or dwelling. Also, the sandwich was ‘created’ following the Earl of Sandwich’s request for beef between two slices of bread. It was previously simply known as bread and cheese. The post Sandwich is an English town, and… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source