Yearly Archives: 2022

WTF Fun Fact 12580 – African Elephant Poop

Elephants release over 300 pounds of poop a day. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12580 – African Elephant Poop appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12579 – Viruses Aren’t Living Things

Why do we talk about viruses as if they have a mind of their own when they’re not even alive? Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12579 – Viruses Aren’t Living Things appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12578 – Mike the Headless Chicken

Mike is no mere myth. The headless chicken lived for over a year. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12578 – Mike the Headless Chicken appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12577 – Catgut strings

Catgut strings really do use guts – but what’s the deal? Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12577 – Catgut strings appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

2,612% rise in food bank use under David Cameron need context

In response to a tweet from the former Conservative Prime Minister David Cameron about volunteering at a local “food project”, the Labour MP Zarah Sultana said: “Foodbank use went up 2,612% while David Cameron was Prime Minister. Apologise for that before you start posing for photos, @David_Cameron.” Foodbank use went up 2,612% while David Cameron… Read More »

WEF didn’t say that property ownership would become ‘unsustainable’

A post on Facebook and Twitter appears to show a tweet from the World Economic Forum (WEF) which quotes its founder and executive chairman Klaus Schwab as saying: “As humanity moves further toward a post-carbon future people must accept things like eating meat and property ownership is simply unsustainable”. No such tweet exists. The screenshot… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact 12576 – We’re Fools About April Fools’ Day

When it comes to the history of April Fools’ Day, historians come up short. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12576 – We’re Fools About April Fools’ Day appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 12575 – American Bologna

Bologna might have originated in Italy, but we have a German to thank for making it mainstream. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 12575 – American Bologna appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Chris Rock did not say he ‘crossed a line’ following Will Smith Oscars slap

Several posts on Facebook contain what they claim is a statement written by the comedian Chris Rock, in which he says he “crossed a line”, and apologises to Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. This follows the events of Sunday night’s Oscars, when Will Smith slapped the comedian on stage following a joke made about… Read More »

Asda’s milk is vegetarian

A post on Facebook includes a video in which a woman falsely claims that Asda’s non-organic milk is not suitable for vegetarians or Muslims. The woman, who is Muslim, says that Asda milk includes additional animal fat which is not suitable for vegetarians and Muslims who don’t eat meat which isn’t halal. Later in the… Read More »

Claims about German Test and Trace costs completely wrong

Various posts on Facebook claim that while Germany spent less than £1 billion on their Covid-19 track and trace system, the UK spent £37 billion “and ran out of money”. This is all false. In contrast to NHS Test and Trace, which is centrally-funded, the cost of Covid-19 testing and contact tracing in Germany is… Read More »