A meme being shared on Facebook says: “We are being told to line up our children to get something that might kill them, to protect them from something that can’t kill them.” This appears to be a reference to Covid-19 vaccines. The author of one post says in the discussion below it: “Just watched a… Read More »
A post on Facebook from 25 November claims that TV presenter Richard Madeley had been rushed to hospital at 4am “after receiving his booster vaccine”. But there’s no evidence that there’s any link between his hospital visit and the booster vaccination, which he had over a month before this was posted. It’s true that the… Read More »
A post on Facebook, shared by anti-lockdown campaign group Save Our Rights UK, claims that the UK government is manipulating data in a public consultation process about lockdown measures. This is not true. The post confuses the government with YouGov, an international research data and analytics group, which regularly carries out polling on issues involving… Read More »
We have been asked via WhatsApp about whether it is recommended that pregnant women have the Covid-19 vaccines if they have already experienced Covid-19 infection during pregnancy. Dr Pat O’Brien, consultant obstetrician and Vice President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, told Full Fact: “We urge all pregnant women to get fully vaccinated… Read More »
In mid-18th century France, eating potatoes was considered cruel and unusual punishment: potatoes were thought of as feed for livestock, and they were believed to cause leprosy in humans. The fear was so widespread that the French passed a law banning them in 1748. The post In mid-18th century France, eating… appeared first on Crazy… Read More »
The black strips below the eyes of NFL players was first used by baseball legend Babe Ruth in an attempt to reduce sun glare. Although studies have not conclusively proven its effectiveness. Wearing “eye black” now is more like modern war paint. The post The black strips below the eyes… appeared first on Crazy Facts.… Read More »
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. Everyone is aware of the minimum height for amusement park rides, but forget that there is also a maximum height for amusement park rides. 2. The first caveman to discover a pepper probably thought that they would legitimately die for a hot minute or two…… Read More »
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What’s an extremely useful website most people probably don’t know about? 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. Check: https://12ft.io/ It bypasses paywalls on news sites. Obviously you’re still free to…… Read More »
