Monthly Archives: May 2022

Between 1854 and 1921 in the US…

Between 1854 and 1921 in the US, over 250,000 children were transported on “Orphan Trains” to be adopted by new families; many found new homes, but, sometimes the “adoptions” were little more than auctions. The post Between 1854 and 1921 in the US… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

WTF Fun Facts 12690 – The Official Creation of U.S. Memorial Day

Memorial Day was around for many years, but was celebrated for the first time in 1971. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Facts 12690 – The Official Creation of U.S. Memorial Day appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12689 – The World’s First Gardens

The world’s first ornamental gardens were likely in Egypt around 4000 years ago. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12689 – The World’s First Gardens appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

No evidence Denzel Washington quote about being criticised is real

A quote attributed to actor Denzel Washington, about being criticised by others, has been shared hundreds of times on Facebook.  The quote says: “You’ll never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You’ll always be criticized by someone doing less. Remember that.” Full Fact could find no evidence online of the actor… Read More »

Monkeypox is not ‘vaccine acquired’ shingles

Several Instagram posts feature an image of a man sitting behind a table which has a sign on it saying: “Monkeypox is vaccine aquired [sic] shingles covered up change my mind”. This is false. As of 26 May there have been 106 confirmed cases of monkeypox in the UK since the first were detected early… Read More »