Yearly Archives: 2022

Road scouts

It used to be a job to drive around the country, constantly, driving and measuring every road, grade, elevation, and distance, in order to keep road maps updating accurately every two weeks. “Road scouts” would drive enough miles in a year to make multiple trips to the moon. The post Road scouts appeared first on… Read More »

Soup Nazi

Actor Larry Thomas was paid $2,610.00 for playing the “Soup Nazi” on Seinfeld but since then has earned his living from autograph shows, personal appearances and Cameo. The post Soup Nazi appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source

Facts about Teaching Online: Make It More Convenient

Distance learning has caused many discussions and even concerns about further education development. After all, quarantine has shown that this form of education is not suitable for everyone. However, the advantages still outweigh the disadvantages. Let’s look at the most compelling ones. First, online learning is safer. The significant advantage of working from home is…… Read More »

Viral posts about £49 fuel vouchers are false

Posts shared thousands of times on Facebook claim that anyone with less than £4 credit on a prepayment energy meter (also known as a pay-as-you-go meter) and is struggling financially, is eligible for two free fuel vouchers a year, worth £49 each.  This is inaccurate. The post claims that low-income families or people in receipt… Read More »

NHS video overstates the risk of Covid-19 to children

A now-deleted video shared by NHS England on its Twitter and Facebook accounts on 3 February 2022 contained claims about children and Covid-19 that were not accurate. The video was widely shared before being deleted, but at the time of writing, NHS England has not published a correction to explain why the video was deleted.… Read More »