The first Ford Mustang (Serial #000001) got delivered and sold before anyone noticed, and they had to trade the 1,000,001st to the owner to get it back. Ford tracked him down and asked to have Serial Number One back. Not surprisingly, Tucker declined the request. He spent the next two years putting some 10,000 miles… Read More »
When Steve Buscemi was 4-years-old he was hit by a bus and managed to survive with a fractured skull. He received a $6,000 settlement from the city that was to be collected from a trust fund when he turned 18. When Buscemi turned 18, he used part of the money to pay for full-time acting… Read More »
Here are this week’s uplifting headlines. 1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week 1. Reduced shipping in Alaska has led to happier whales. – Source 2. Tennessee girl, 8, is rescued from an ISIS detention camp in Syria after her American mother ran away to join the terror group and was killed in an airstrike. –…… Read More »
An article claiming that twice as many people have died from the Covid-19 vaccines in six months than have died from the virus itself throughout the entire pandemic has been reshared by a number of websites. This is not true. The “official data” the articles cite has been misleadingly presented to reach an incorrect conclusion. … Read More »
“One in four pregnancies ends in abortion in England and Wales” The Times, 6 August 2021. “A record QUARTER of pregnancies in England and Wales now end in abortion, official data shows” MailOnline, 6 August 2021. The Times and the Daily Mail have both reported that a quarter of prengnacies in England and Wales lead… Read More »
New research into the relationship between the consumption of flavonoids (a naturally occuring substance in plants), and cognitive decline has been reported in a number of news outlets. The Daily Express incorrectly extrapolated the findings to talk about Alzheimer’s, claiming “a cherry a day keeps Alzheimer’s away”, and that “eating plenty of colourful foods could… Read More »
