Daily Archives: October 13, 2021
Daily Mail report on GPs seeing fewer patients on Fridays needs more context
“GPs conducted an average of 1.29 million consultations each Monday in July but just 1.09 million on Fridays—a fall of 16 per cent.” Daily Mail, 22 September 2021. An article in the Daily Mail, published as part of the newspaper’s ongoing Let’s See GPs Face to Face campaign, has claimed that GPs treat on average… Read More »
No, the ‘P’ on your passport does not stand for ‘peasant’
A Facebook post claims the letter ‘P’ found on the photo page of passports under “type” actually stands for “pauper” or “peasant”. The post states: “‘P’ stands for “pauper/peasant”, that’s right, we’re paupers/peasants/poor and ‘need’ the elite’s permission to pass any port.” It also claims the Queen and her children don’t have passports to travel. … Read More »
An Australian professor didn’t say Covid-19 vaccines aren’t vaccines
It’s been claimed on Instagram that a professor in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, has said under oath that the Covid-19 vaccines are not vaccines, but actually drugs. There is no evidence for this and her research organisation has denied she said these things. It seems people have misunderstood comments made by the professor in… Read More »
30 Interesting Facts About Water
Here are 30 Interesting Facts About Water. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Water 1. After FIJI Water ran an ad joking that it “wasn’t bottled in Cleveland,” the Cleveland Water Department proved that Fiji Water contained the highest levels of arsenic and other contaminants when compared to Cleveland tap water and other bottled brands – Source…… Read More »
12 Unique Creatures From Around the World
Here are 12 Unique Creatures From Around the World. 1. Angora Rabbit The Angora rabbit is a variety of domestic rabbit bred for its long, soft wool. The Angora is one of the oldest types of domestic rabbit. 2. Dugong This strange creature, along with it’s relative the Manatee, are believed to be what Sailors…… Read More »
30 Interesting Facts About Moon
Here are 30 Interesting Facts About Moon. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Moon 1. The Blood Moon, or Hunter’s Moon, was given its name because it would illuminate the prey of the hunter, much like the harvest moon allowed the farmers to harvest through the night. – Source 2. Candles were put on cakes originally by…… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact – Sea Dogs
Roy Orbison wrote the biggest hit of his….
Roy Orbison wrote the biggest hit of his career after asking his first wife, Claudette, if she needed cash for the market. His writing partner interjected “pretty women don’t need money.” As Orbison watched Claudette go to the market by “walking down the street”, he wrote “Oh, Pretty Woman.” The post Roy Orbison wrote the… Read More »
Instead of taking their usual salaries…
Instead of taking their usual salaries for “Twins”, Schwarzenegger and DeVito both agreed with the studio to take 20% of the film’s box office returns which resulted in them receiving the biggest paychecks of their film careers ( movie made $216 million worldwide). The post Instead of taking their usual salaries… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »
25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 307
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 306, click here. 1. Woman cutting her birthday cake in Iran 1973, 5 years before the Islamic Revolution. 2. Reporters who exposed the Watergate Scandal watch President Nixon resign, 1974. 3. Russian Orthodox priest wearing deerskin, taken in 1901. 4. A Kurdish mother and her three…… Read More »