Author Archives: WeRaven

WTF Fun Fact 13008 – Smart Slime

A “smart slime” appears to have problem-solving abilities. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13008 – Smart Slime appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Mammogram radiation levels aren’t comparable with nuclear bomb

An old video contains false claims about the amount of radiation in mammograms and the effect of screening on death rates.Source

Comparison of minimum wage and state pension incomes is out of date

A Facebook post comparing the amount someone paid minimum wage earns with the state pension uses figures which are out of date, and lacking important context.Source

Facebook post appealing to find missing dog’s owner is a hoax

The photo used in this post comes from a genuine post about a lost dog being found.Source

Viral figures on benefit fraud and tax evasion are wrong

Posts on social media make a series of specific claims about losses from benefit fraud and tax evasion, and the number of people investigating both.Source

WTF Fun Fact 13307 – Project Pigeon

Project Pigeons is a largely forgotten WWII attempt to train military pigeons. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13307 – Project Pigeon appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

The Machine that Bankrupted Mark Twain

Samuel Langhorne Clemens, aka Mark Twain, is one of the most important and celebrated American writers and wits in history. His keen observations and biting satires of 19th Century America remain beloved classics to this day, while his pithy quips will likely continue to infest our social media feeds for decades more to come. Yet… Read More »

What Really Happened After the Mutiny on the Bounty?

On November 28, 1787, His Majesty’s Armed Vessel Bounty set sail from England with 46 men aboard, bound for the island of Tahiti in the South Pacific. Commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh, her mission was to collect and deliver breadfruit plants to the West Indies, where they would serve as cheap food for slaves on… Read More »

Who Invented WD-40?

There’s an old engineer’s adage that goes: “If it moves but shouldn’t, use duct tape. If it doesn’t move but should, use WD-40.” For nearly 60 years, WD-40, the iconic “toolkit in a can,” has been helping amateurs and professionals alike out of all sorts of sticky mechanical jams. In addition to its intended purpose… Read More »

The Truth About the Story of the Real Life Vigilante Serial Killer

The line between serial killer and, say, a prolific executioner such as 17th century German executioner, Frantz Schmidt, who killed 394 people and disfigured and otherwise tortured about the same number elsewise (more on him in the Bonus Facts at the end of this video), is that one murdered and mutilated people deemed by local… Read More »

Gorillas’ diet doesn’t mean protein does not exist

A video on social media falsely claims that protein doesn’t exist, based on the idea that a gorilla’s diet doesn’t include any. But gorillas do eat a large amount of this essential nutrient.Source