A false claim is being widely shared online that a stand being erected next to the White House is a prison, when it’s nothing of the kind. It’s the traditional presidential inauguration viewing stand.Source
unbfacts: Mount Everest may be the world’s tallest mountain as measured from sea level—but since the earth bulges at the equator, the mountain Chimborazo in Ecuador is the tallest mountain if you measure from the Earth’s core. Source
A joke video is being shared on social media with claims it shows a real legal case in Germany of a commercial pilot who lost his job over his refusal to spray “chemtrails”.Source
unbfacts: Children who grow up without green surroundings have up to 55% higher risk of developing various mental disorders later in life, according to a new study. Researchers say this shows the importance of designing cities with lots of green space. Source
unbfacts: A Russian mathematician solved a 100 year old math problem. He declined the Fields medal, $1 million in awards, and later retired from math because he hated the recognition the math community gives to people who prove things. Source
unbfacts: There is a battery-powered bell at Oxford University that has been continuously ringing for over 175 years. No one knows what the battery is composed of and no one wants to take the device apart in order to figure it out. Source
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