Daily Archives: September 3, 2021
Facebook post makes incorrect claims about TV licence fee non-payment
A Facebook post claims the BBC has lost £50 million “this year” from non-payment of the TV licence fee. It also states that 260,000 over-75s have “refused to pay” for the TV licence. Neither of these points are right. No evidence the BBC has lost £50 million in unpaid licence fees The BBC hasn’t published… Read More »
Immunity through Covid infection is much riskier than a vaccine
Spectator columnist Ross Clark, broadcaster Maajid Nawaz and the Times have all reported new Israeli research about Covid-19 immunity without an important piece of context. The research, which has not yet been peer-reviewed, does suggest that people who had been fully vaccinated against Covid with the Pfizer vaccine were about six times more likely to… Read More »
25 Interesting Shower Thoughts – Part 277
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. Batman has unimaginable strength and endurance in comparison to other humans. He is also filthy rich. So it is a fair possibility that he is using a lot of high-quality steroids with minimal side effects. 2. Schools advertise their small class sizes when they’re trying…… Read More »
6 Friday Motivation Tips to Help You Stay Motivated
You know the feeling—that “I still have another whole work day to get through” feeling? It sucks. The worst part is knowing that you have to get up, get to work, and be productive when you feel checked out, unmotivated, and would rather go back to bed. The trickiest part about it is that even… Read More »
What is something you randomly want to share?
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What is something you randomly want to share? 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. I’ve been feeling a little happier for the last month after feeling miserable for like…… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact – Panama Canal Revenues
No evidence the Queen ordered 80 Manchester United shirts
Claims that Queen Elizabeth II has ordered 80 Manchester United shirts and asked Cristiano Ronaldo, who has just signed for the team, for his signature have been shared thousands of times on Facebook. The same claims have also appeared on other platforms such as Twitter, where they have also been shared by a huge number… Read More »