Autumn is in the air, which means that Halloween will be here before you know it. This holiday is great fun for adults and children alike, making the occasion the perfect excuse to throw a party. Here are five tips to help you to throw the best Halloween party ever! Consider Entertainment While everyone will… Read More »
At the end of James Cameron’s 1989 underwater thriller The Abyss, oil rig diver Bud Brigman, played by Ed Harris, dons an experimental diving suit in which instead of air he breathes a special oxygenated liquid. This allows him to avoid the lethal effects of extreme water pressure and descend to the bottom of a… Read More »
Flight simulators are often an integral part of pilot training, allowing trainees to log hundreds of flying hours and experience in as many emergency scenarios as possible without ever leaving the safety of the ground. But while modern simulators with their advanced computerized displays and motion-simulating hydraulics may seem like a relatively recent development, the… Read More »
Imagine working 100 metres beneath the sea, a hostile place that sunlight never reaches and where temperatures can plunge to a few degrees above freezing. All your off hours are spent in a tiny, cramped metal tube, breathing a mixture of gases that makes it hard for you to speak and constantly saps heat from… Read More »
A Facebook video post shares a clip of the Transport Secretary Grant Shapps saying: “We know that double vaccinated, fully vaccinated people are much more likely to get and also carry the coronavirus”. It follows this with another video showing a document with what appears to be a ‘plan’ of the Covid-19 variants that will… Read More »
Studies show that people who are more active have higher incomes, better brain function and get more love’n than those who are sedentary. Yes, you read that right. What is a sedentary lifestyle and how can you get rid of this you ask? Read on to find out the surprising answers to this question and… Read More »
A post on Facebook implies the social media app Snapchat independently gathers information about their users, specifically their time of birth. The post includes a screenshot of the app which shows the birthday of a Snapchat user, their time of birth and where they were born under the banner “My Astrological Birthday”. The picture caption… Read More »
A Facebook post claims Paris Saint-Germain’s (PSG) Instagram followers more than doubled in the 24 hours after the club signed Lionel Messi, increasing by over 20 million. The picture shows two images of PSG’s Instagram account side-by-side, one showing its follower count at 19.8 million and the other at 40.2 million. A picture caption states:… Read More »
A post on Facebook incorrectly claims that vaccines are unapproved and experimental, and that all the animals used in trials died. The author does not specify that they are discussing the Covid-19 vaccines, but the claims are very similar to ones we have checked before about the Covid-19 vaccines and several comments refer to them. … Read More »
A Facebook post shows a meme with a picture of Kary B Mullis and the text: “Covid test a fraud?” It goes on to say “These PCR tests cannot detect free infectious viruses” and seems to attribute the quote to Dr Mullis, who it calls “laureate & inventor of the PCR test”. Text in red… Read More »
