Daily Archives: July 16, 2021
Allison Pearson tweets misleading stats about Covid hospital patients
Such ignorance amongst the media asking questions at Press briefing.Seven day daily average of COVID cases is 26,000Seven-day average of patients admitted to hospital with COVID: 433 That’s 0.5%It’s a tiny consideration now among vast problems facing NHS — Allison Pearson (@AllisonPearson) July 12, 2021 Columnist Allison Pearson tweeted on Monday that only 0.5% of… Read More »
A fall in death rates doesn’t prove Covid-19 isn’t killing anyone
A Facebook post shows a meme of actor John Krasinski in TV show The Office sitting next to a white board with edited text which states that death rates are the same level as previous years therefore proving there is “nothing new killing people”. Other text accompanying the image adds “Actually lower”. Firstly, it’s true… Read More »
What Are Probiotics And How To Use Them For the Best Health Benefits
“Probiotics” is a word that most of us are probably familiar with. It’s something that people often recommended to others who are looking to improve their health, especially in terms of their diet. Although probiotics are well-known to bring several health benefits, it’s still important for us to know more about them if we want… Read More »
25 Interesting Shower Thoughts – Part 270
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. It makes more sense to inherit maternal surnames since you can’t always be sure who the father is, but you can always be sure who the mother is. 2. Once we have self-driving cars, wipers will no longer be essential, because the car doesn’t need…… Read More »
No evidence Rife machines can cure all cancers
A post on social media claims that Raymond Rife created a device that could “cure over 5000 diseases including all cancers, infections and more” and asks “why aren’t we using it”? This claim is not proven. Cancer Research UK says that “there is no reliable evidence to use [Rife machines] as a treatment for cancer”.… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #651
Ferrari merchandise (tee shirts, hats, sunglasses, key chains, and anything that projects their association with the brand), accounts for $2.5 billion in sales each year, slightly more than the revenue from selling cars. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #651 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source
WTF Fun Fact – Field Chasing Ducks
Figure of 100,000 children missing from school is out of date
“Almost 100,000 ‘ghost children’ have not returned to school since the start of the Covid pandemic”. Evening Standard , 13 July 2021. An Evening Standard article claims that “almost 100,000 ‘ghost children’ have not returned to school since [the] start of [the] Covid pandemic”. We have fact checked the use of this figure before. It… Read More »
Introduction of iodized salt in 1920s….
Introduction of iodized salt in 1920s increased national IQ average by 3.5 points in a decade and in certain states which had high levels of iodine deficiency previously, saw avg IQ increase as much as 15 points within the first decade. The post Introduction of iodized salt in 1920s…. appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
Han Min-hong, a South Korean professor…
Han Min-hong, a South Korean professor, built and successfully tested a self-driving car in 1993. The car traveled 185 miles from Seol to Busan through one of South Korea’s most heavily-traveled expressways. Despite the amazing results, the government scrapped funding for his research. Here’s some of the footage from the 90s. As it’s shown in… Read More »