Author Archives: WeRaven

unbfacts: Theoretical physicist Max Planck was told not to get into the field by his physics professor because “in this field, almost everything is already discovered.” He did so anyway and originated the quantum theory which revolutionized the field. Source

unbfacts: In the 1960s, the sugar industry paid three Harvard scientists $50,000 to say that heart disease was most likely caused by saturated fat. After their report was published in JAMA, diets concentrating on low fat gained the endorsement of many health authorities. Source

unbfacts: “Every Breath You Take” by The Police is supposed to be about someone obsessed with a lost lover, and who stalks them. Sting, who wrote it, is troubled by how many people think it is a love song. Source

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unbfacts: The father of the baby in the “Success Kid” meme (the baby with a scowl with his fist balled-up) needed a kidney transplant, and the family used the meme to raise over $100,000 to pay for the operation. Source