Daily Archives: January 26, 2022

WTF Fun Fact – Honorary Harlem Globetrotters

The honorary members of the Harlem Globetrotters include two popes (Pope John Paul II & Pope Francis), Nelson Mandela, Whoopi … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Honorary Harlem Globetrotters appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

NHS poster about Bell’s palsy and vaccines is fake

A picture of a fake poster claiming to have been produced by the NHS warning that the Covid-19 vaccine “causes Bell’s palsy” has been circulating on Facebook. The poster bears the NHS and UK government logos in the top corners and states “PUBLIC HEALTH WARNING” above a picture of a person who appears to have… Read More »

Parents mostly against face masks in classrooms

“A recent poll by parent voice charity Parentkind found that nearly two thirds of parents of secondary school children are not in favour of masks in the classroom.” MailOnline, 20 January 2022. “A recent poll by Parentkind of 2,000 parents representing almost 4,000 primary and secondary school children found that almost two thirds of secondary… Read More »

Dan Wootton and David Davis make incorrect claims about Covid-19 deaths

“While the media talks a lot of the 150,000 deaths, perhaps they should have been talking about the number of people who died ‘of Covid’ not ‘with Covid’. That was just 17,371 up to the end of quarter three 2021.” Dan Wootton, 17 January 2022. A clip of Dan Wootton on GB News, which has… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact – Fried Brain Sandwich

Fried brain sandwiches used to be a popular dish in the St. Louis area in the late 19th century. They … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Fried Brain Sandwich appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Why Does Time Go Faster As We Grow…

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In 1987 Fisher Price released the PXL2000 toy…

In 1987 Fisher Price released the PXL2000 toy, ultra low tech, video camera that recorded monochromatic, low quality, video on audio cassettes. A commercial flop at the time, its now highly prized by film makers and artists for the uniquely grainy, antique, mysterious look it creates on film. The post In 1987 Fisher Price released… Read More »

Operation Alaska, Finalaska or New Finland…

Operation Alaska, Finalaska or New Finland was a proposed plan to evacuate entire Finnish population (3.8 million) to Alaska during the WW2. The post Operation Alaska, Finalaska or New Finland… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

One of the cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous…

One of the cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W., asked for whiskey on his death bed, but was denied and died 36 years sober. The post One of the cofounders of Alcoholics Anonymous… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

In 2014 when impoverished Ivory Coast cocoa…

In 2014 when impoverished Ivory Coast cocoa farmers were asked what they were growing was made into, they didn’t know. The farmers knew cocoa was some type of food but they had never heard of or tasted chocolate until reporters brought them a chocolate bar to try. The post In 2014 when impoverished Ivory Coast… Read More »