Daily Archives: November 1, 2021

Spiking: Very rare to contract HIV through used needle

In October, reports of women being spiked via injection in nightclubs and bars began to emerge. As they did, posts on Facebook and Twitter started wrongly claiming that victims had tested positive for HIV shortly after being spiked with a needle.  Some messages from official accounts, such as West Yorkshire Police, also warned that being… Read More »

Was the Chancellor right on the Budget increasing departmental spending by the most this century?

“Today’s budget increases total departmental spending over this Parliament by £150 billion. That’s the largest increase this century, with spending growing by 3.8% a year in real terms.” Rishi Sunak, 27 October 2021. During his Autumn Budget and Spending Review statement, the Chancellor said that increases in public spending over this parliament would be the… Read More »

25 Kickass Random Facts List #683

Georgia has been described as “the best corruption-buster in the world.” The country has fought post-Soviet corruption through centralizing education, increasing the education and pay of bureaucrats, publicly arresting corrupt politicians, firing entire government departments, and more. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #683 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

A drink called Kalimotxo or Calimocho which…

A drink called Kalimotxo or Calimocho which consists of equal parts red wine and cola, dates back to the 1920s, originating in Spain. However, the drink didn’t become popular until around 1953 when Coca-Cola became readily available in Spain. The post A drink called Kalimotxo or Calimocho which… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source