An Instagram post shares an image of what appears to be two SARS-CoV-2 antigen (lateral flow) tests produced by ACON Laboratories. One of the tests is labelled as a “positive control swab”, and another is labelled as a “negative control swab”. The picture also has a caption which says that the picture was taken “secretly”… Read More »
During the Golden Age of Piracy, many pirates set up social safety net programs such as disability payments for injuries sustained while at sea, as well as life insurance to be paid to a pirate’s family if they died. The post During the Golden Age of Piracy, many… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
Louis Chevrolet, a Swiss immigrant in America, co-founded the famous car company and later sold off his stake in his company. After failed business ventures and the 1929 crash, the impoverished Chevrolet then got work as a simple mechanic at his own namesake company and died penniless. The post Louis Chevrolet, a Swiss immigrant… appeared… Read More »
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What science fiction or fantasy show is worth watching? We got many interesting responses. Here are some of them. We have just copied and pasted their responses, not editing them in any way. 1. The Expanse. – An-actual-talkingapp 2. Battlestar Galactica – the one from the early 2000s with…… Read More »
During WWII, the US provided training and equipment for a Vietnamese group called the Viet Minh that was resisting Japanese occupation. The Viet Minh became the foundation of the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong that the US fought during the Vietnam War. The post During WWII, the US provided training… appeared first on… Read More »
Dr. Werner Forssmann fed a catheter into an artery in his arm and on into his heart without knowing what the consequences would be. He then made an X-ray as proof. This procedure eventually revolutionised heart surgery. In 1956 he was awarded with the Nobel Price for Physiology or Medicine. The post Dr. Werner Forssmann… Read More »
Here are 25 kickass random facts. For part 699, click here 1-5 Kickass Random Fact 1. Owls cannot move their eyes because their eyes are not balls, but cylinders that are held in place by bones called sclerotic rings. This is also the reason that owls have evolved to be able to rotate their head…… Read More »
Here are this week’s shower thoughts. 1-5 Shower Thoughts 1. Dogs would love it if dog food makers would put a toy in the bag like cereal. 2. From an extraterrestrial viewpoint, all the space junk and satellite debris in earth’s orbit makes the planet look like a redneck front lawn with a pile of…… Read More »
