Daily Archives: February 2, 2022
A needle cannot save the life of someone having a stroke
A video on Facebook with over two million views advises that you can “save a person from stroke using only a needle”. The video was originally posted in 2018, but has recently been shared again on the social media platform. The video advises that if someone is having a stroke, you should sterilise a needle… Read More »
A surgeon made several incorrect claims about Covid-19 vaccine on GB News
An orthopaedic surgeon made several false and misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines during an appearance on GB News on 22 January 2022. The video has been viewed more than 230,000 times combined, just on GB News’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels. A version of the video has also been shared by others on Facebook, and… Read More »
Government websites make percentage error on National Insurance rise
The government web page which explains planned increases to National Insurance, states that contributions will increase by 1.25% from April. In fact, the rise is a 1.25 percentage point increase applied to existing National Insurance rates, not a percentage increase on those rates. This might sound pedantic, but it does make quite a big difference… Read More »
Michael Gove incorrect to say 97% of PPE procured ‘fit-for-purpose’
“We did everything we could to get that equipment [PPE], 97% of the equipment that we secured was ready, fit-for-purpose and there on the front line” Michael Gove, 2 February 2022. On the Today programme, Michael Gove claimed that 97% of PPE procured during the pandemic was “ready, fit-for-purpose and there on the front line.”… Read More »
WTF Fun Fact – Kurt Warner The Grocery Store Clerk
Two teams competed to design…
Two teams competed to design the iPhone. Dial based hardware vs. touch screen. It wasn’t until the iPhone reveal event, that on stage, Jobs ruthlessly made it clear which team won. He showed the world the power of touch, by deleting the contact of loosing designer Tony Faddell with a single tap. The post Two… Read More »
Scientist Claire Patterson spent…
Scientist Claire Patterson spent over 20 years trying to convince the public that lead was poison. The inventor of leaded gasoline meanwhile once went to New Jersey to argue that leaded gasoline was perfectly safe, by pouring tetraethyllead onto his hands, and then putting a bottle of it under his nose and inhaling it for… Read More »
Boontling
The Hula Burger was a meatless burger introduced in the 1960’s by….
The Hula Burger was a meatless burger introduced in the 1960’s by Ray Kroc to McDonald’s. It was a substitute for American Catholics that would not eat meat on Fridays. The burger was a slice of grilled pineapple with cheese on a bun. But this was designed to go up against the Filet-O-Fish, which was… Read More »
