A post on Facebook, shared over 8,000 times, offers people the chance to win a week-long holiday in Santorini, Greece, if they comment the word “done” under the post. There are several indicators that this claim is too good to be true. The Facebook page, named Santorini Travel, only has one post, no links to… Read More »
A post on Facebook claims that an inconsistency in vote numbers broadcast on TV during the French presidential election is evidence of “electronic fraud”. The post itself is the screenshot of a tweet, which includes a short clip of a broadcast from French news channel France 2 during the second round of voting in the… Read More »
We live in a world that’s interconnected and always online, thanks to the Internet and the creation of social media. Billions of people log into a variety of social media platforms to read posts, connect with family and friends, and get inspired by amazing thought-leadership content. Social media is an integral part of our everyday… Read More »
A photo on Facebook claims to show the Kerid volcanic crater lake in Iceland. But the picture has been edited. The lake is real, but doesn’t actually look like a giant eye with colouring resembling a pupil and iris. Genuine photos show the lake is blue. It is oval-shaped though, leading some to call it… Read More »
Facts about Unique Animal Tongues 1. Ribbit, Ribbit According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the longest human tongue in the world is 10.1 centimeters. Proportionally, that’s nothing compared to a frog’s tongue. On average, a frog’s tongue is about one-third of the length of its entire body length. Imagine reaching your refrigerator from the…… Read More »
The Church of St. Paraskeva Pyatnitsa has a long and labor-intensive history. Starting as a small wooden building in the village of Manychskaya, the church was dedicated to The Great Martyr Paraskeva. The building itself has been rebuilt three times and was even moved from one bank of the Don to the other. It survived both World Wars,…… Read More »
