Author Archives: WeRaven

Man pictured with caravan has not gone missing in Grimsby

The picture used to show the man has previously been shared online in the US with claims the caravan in it has been stolen.Source

Abandoned baby hoax uses old photo from US

The photograph actually shows a baby that was found at Minneapolis Airport in 2022.Source

School statistics don’t show 140,000 children ‘never came back’ after pandemic disruption

A figure quoted in the Sun by Baroness Karren Brady is the number of pupils who missed at least 50% of sessions last summer, not the number who’ve disappeared completely.Source

Monzo is not closing all customers’ accounts

A Facebook post which wrongly claimed the online bank is closing everyone’s accounts was shared over 1,500 times before being deleted.Source

Caribbean Delight: The Allure of Jamaican Peanut Punch

Peanut punch, a favored beverage in the Caribbean, is concocted with ingredients like peanut butter, milk, and sugar. Some even regard it as an aphrodisiac. To give it a more robust twist, in Jamaica, this popular drink is often infused with white rum or stout beer. Source

Ingenious Fluid Mechanisms in Vintage Cars

During the 1960s, Volkswagen Beetles weren’t equipped with a pump for dispensing windshield washer fluid. Rather, they ingeniously utilized air pressure from the spare tire to perform this task. Vintage FIAT models, such as the 500 and 126, incorporated a rubber bulb on the dashboard, serving a similar function for washer fluid distribution. Moreover, the… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact 13365 – The Copyright to “Happy Birthday to You”

Happy Birthday was under copyright until 2015. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13365 – The Copyright to “Happy Birthday to You” appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Sand was not used to fill potholes along the coronation procession route

King Charles’s carriage passed patches of sand, which some claimed had been used to fill potholes.Source

Inventing the Iconic: Robert C. Baker and the Birth of Chicken Nuggets

Robert C. Baker, a professor of food science at Cornell University, devised the concept of the chicken nugget in the 1950s. He referred to this new food item as the “Chicken Crispie,” which was a small chunk of chicken enveloped in batter and subsequently deep-fried. Rather than seeking a patent for his creation, Baker took… Read More »

Urban Boom and Housing Crunch: The Dramatic Rise of U.S. City Home Prices

Between 1980 and 2020, the population of urban areas in the United States saw a surge of nearly 50%. Concurrently, most of these urban regions implemented strict regulations on the construction of new, denser housing. As a result of this combination – the escalating demand due to population growth and the tight controls on supply… Read More »

How Can I Help My College-Bound Child Pay for Their Education?

Figuring out how to pay for your child’s college is an important thing for parents and their children to figure out together. College is even more expensive than it was in the past, and it usually requires you to throw together money from several different sources. Paying for your child’s education may seem even more…… Read More »