Daily Archives: May 6, 2022

Harrier jets didn’t spell out expletive over Houses of Parliament

A post on Facebook claims to show the UK’s decommissioned Harrier jet fleet flying in a formation spelling “fuck off” over the Houses of Parliament. The caption states: “The British government has scrapped the Harrier fleet and on their farewell formation flypast over the Houses of Parliament they gave the government a message.” Despite being… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact 12646 – The Power of the Musical Birthday Card

Musical birthday cards have an unexpected amount of computing power. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12646 – The Power of the Musical Birthday Card appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

There were not 65,000 flu deaths in the winter of 2017/18

A video on Facebook claims that 65,000 people in the UK died “of the winter flu” during the two-month period of December 2017 and January 2018. This isn’t correct. The total number of flu deaths can be difficult to count, but the best estimates we have suggest that the true number in that period, while… Read More »

What’s the Deal with the $2 Bill?

Contrary to popular opinion the $2 bill is neither rare nor out of circulation, with millions of them being printed by the U.S. Bureau of Engraving and Printing each and every year. Despite this, you’ll occasionally get cashiers who refuse to accept them, thinking them fake, and even the occasional news report of the cops… Read More »