Daily Archives: June 16, 2021

WTF Fun Fact – McGourmet Meals

In 2013, McDonald’s challenged celebrity chefs to deploy McDonald’s ingredients to create a “McGourmet” meal. Their creations ranged from kung … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – McGourmet Meals appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Cod Liver Oil vs Fish Oil: Which Is Better?

Omega-3 fatty acids have so many benefits, such as a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease, type 1 diabetes, certain types of cancer, glaucoma, and stroke. This nutrient is essential for the body’s function, but our bodies are unable to produce them on their own. Therefore, it’s important that we get enough Omega-3 fatty acids from… Read More »

Labour’s record on unemployment

“Every time the Labour party has been in government, it has left unemployment higher than when it came in.” Richard Holden MP, 8 June 2021. In Parliament last week, Conservative MP Richard Holden claimed that every time the Labour party has been in government, it has left unemployment higher than when it came in. Only… Read More »

5 Life Pro Tips of the Week – Part 269

Here are this week’s Life Pro Tips. 1. “Instead of feeling that you’ve blown the day and thinking, “I’ll get back on track tomorrow,” try thinking of each day as a set of four quarters: morning, midday, afternoon, evening. If you blow one quarter, you get back on track for the next quarter. Fail small,…… Read More »

Dr. Story Musgrave, a NASA astronaut…

Dr. Story Musgrave, a NASA astronaut, made history on STS-80 by not getting into his seat before re-entry. He instead stood up on the flight deck “surfing” the Space Shuttle while it decelerated from 17,000mph to 0mph. He is the only person to have seen re-entry plasma with his bare eyes. The guy is absolutely… Read More »

Karl May, Hitler’s favorite author….

Karl May, Hitler’s favorite author, was a conman who wrote novel’s about Old Shatterhand, a German One Punch Man in the Wild West (who May claimed was actually himself, even though he’d never been to the US or even out of Germany at that point). The post Karl May, Hitler’s favorite author…. appeared first on… Read More »

In 1986 an astronomer trying to trace…

In 1986 an astronomer trying to trace a 75 cent computer time discrepancy for 10 months eventually found a German hacker selling defense secrets to the KGB. The post In 1986 an astronomer trying to trace… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact – Nokia Message Tones

In old Nokia phones, the standard notification tone for an SMS (text message) was simply ‘M’ (for message) in Morse … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Nokia Message Tones appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 291

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 290, click here. 1. Schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe watches a successful launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger after being selected to join a later mission in January 1986, which would ultimately end in disaster, 30 October 1985. 2. Logging family with a 1300-year-old tree, 1892. 3. In…… Read More »

25 Kickass Random Facts List #641

In 1986, an astronomer trying to trace a 75 cent computer time discrepancy for 10 months eventually found a German hacker selling defense secrets to the KGB. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #641 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

Is Stockholm Syndrome Actually a Thing?

At 10AM on August 23, 1973, Jan-Erik Olsson, a convict on leave from prison, walked into the Kreditbanken Norrmalmstorg bank in Stockholm, Sweden. Dressed in a wig with his face painted black, as he entered the bank lobby he pulled a submachine gun from under his coat, fired into the air, and yelled out: “The… Read More »