Daily Archives: September 14, 2021

WTF Fun Fact – The Savory Worcestershire Sauce Ingredient

The base of Worcestershire sauce is made by aging anchovies in vinegar-filled wooden tanks for 18 months. The fermentation releases … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – The Savory Worcestershire Sauce Ingredient appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

The government did not give £37 billion to Serco

A screenshot claiming that Serco “magically disappeared” £37 billion has been shared on Facebook over 300 times. This appears to be a reference to the £37 billion budget for the first two years of the NHS Test and Trace programme. However, not all of that budget has been spent, and only a fraction of it… Read More »

Reversing is not being removed from HGV driving tests

A screenshot of a tweet going viral on Facebook claims that the reversing element of HGV driving tests is being removed in order to make them easier to pass, amid a shortage of lorry drivers. This is not quite the case. Initially, a now-closed government consultation from the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) suggested… Read More »

Instagram isn’t blocking posts to your followers

A number of posts on Instagram claim that the social media company has changed its algorithm so that no more than 7% of an account’s followers can see posts it makes. This isn’t correct. This is not the first time this claim has been shared, and the company addressed it in early 2019, confirming that… Read More »

Newspapers report Covid hospitalisations over seven months as over seven days

“Data released by Public Health England showed 9,472 people were admitted to hospital with the highly transmissible coronavirus variant in the seven days up to 29 August.” Sky News, 3 September 2021. Sky, the Evening Standard and the Independent recently reported that 9,472 people were admitted to hospitals in England with the Delta variant of… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact – 3 Musketeers Had 3 Flavors

The 3 Musketeers candy bar got its name because each bar originally came as three pieces, each with a different … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – 3 Musketeers Had 3 Flavors appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 304

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 303, click here. 1. What is now the fully developed Las Vegas strip, 1955. 2. The only surviving depiction of a Western POW being executed by the Japanese during WWII, ca. 1943. 3. Rare photo showing Niagara Falls without water, 1969. 4. Georgia cotton mill workers,…… Read More »