Author Archives: WeRaven

The WHO has not declared the Covid-19 pandemic over

The World Health Organisation recently announced that Covid is no longer a global health emergency. But contrary to some reports, it says the pandemic is still ongoing.Source

WTF Fun Fact 13367 – Shortest Commerical Flight

The shortest commercial flight lasts under a minute. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13367 – Shortest Commerical Flight appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 367

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 366, click here. 1. The Duke of York, later King George VI of Great Britain on a slide at the Wembley exhibition, England, 1925. 2. A boy on Krampus’s shoulders during a parade, Mitterndorf, Austria on 6 Dec. 1949. 3. Walt Disney filming on a beach…… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact 13366 – Flying Chickens

While it’s rare, chickens can fly. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13366 – Flying Chickens appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

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