Yearly Archives: 2022
No evidence Keanu Reeves nature quote is real
A quote attributed to Keanu Reeves, about his apparent love of nature, has been shared more than 800 times on Facebook. The full quote says: “To me, Nature is a place where you retreat whenever you feel exhausted or sad. I’m more happy when I’m surrounded by the sound of birds than sound of people.”… Read More »
25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 339
Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 338, click here. 1. Children in front of the world’s largest log cabin in Portland, Oregon, USA, 1938. It was built in 1905 and burned down in 1964. 2. A “victorious” Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain returns from Germany and declares “peace for our time” after Hitler…… Read More »
No evidence rise in monkeypox cases is linked to Covid-19 vaccine
An article published by The Exposé, a blog which regularly publishes misinformation about Covid-19, and shared on Facebook has claimed that official government reports suggest recent reports of monkeypox are not genuine. It claims these infections are in fact a cover-up spread by public authorities to explain away side effects from Covid-19 vaccines, causing recipients… Read More »
25 Kickass Random Facts List #747
That Time a Teenager Built a Nuclear Reactor in His Backyard
June 26, 1995 is a day the residents of Golf Manor, Michigan will never forget. On that day, hazmat-suited agents of the Environmental Protection Agency descended upon the quiet suburb and began systematically dismantling the garden potting shed of one Patty Hahn. When interviewed about the incident, most residents believed there had been some kind… Read More »
Canada’s Extremely Bizarre Engineering Rituals and the Fascinating Way They Came to Be
“I, Simon Whistler, in the presence of these my betters and my equals in my Calling, bind myself upon my Honour and Cold Iron, that, of the best of my knowledge and power, I will not henceforward suffer or pass, or be privy to the passing of, Bad Workmanship or Faulty Material in aught that… Read More »
Is Genuine Multiple Personality Disorder as Depicted in Movies Actually a Thing or a Hollywood Invention?
Looking back at the long and storied history of literature, film, and other narrative art forms, one trend becomes abundantly clear: writers love mental illness. From depression to bipolar disorder to schizophrenia, psychiatric disorders have been used by artists for hundreds of years to heighten drama, make heroes more heroic, villains more villainous, and allow… Read More »
9 Tips On How to Curb the Afternoon Slump and Stay Focused
It’s 12:50 pm and you’ve just finished a lovely lunch with your colleagues and are heading back to the office to work on the report that your boss asked you to finish. You sit down on your new ergonomic chair and feel energized by the mini-party you had at lunchtime. You log into your PC… Read More »
The World Economic Forum does not have its own paramilitary force
An Instagram post which claims the World Economic Forum (WEF) has its own paramilitary force armed with military-grade weapons is not correct. The post features a photograph of a man in uniform with two patches on his upper left sleeve. The lower patch depicts two ibex, along with the wording “World Economic Forum Police” and… Read More »
The FDA did not say Covid-19 vaccines are causing more heart attacks
A claim that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said heart attacks are 71 times higher following the Covid-19 vaccine than following other vaccines, and that the vaccines are killing two people for every one they save is not true. This claim appears in a tweet by British entrepreneur and former Made in Chelsea… Read More »