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WTF Fun Fact 13242 – An AI Discovery

AI has discovered a new play by a classic playwright. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13242 – An AI Discovery appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 361

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 360, click here. 1. Plymouth Voyager 3 Concept. A miniature tractor-trailer, 1989. 2. 9-year-old Eunice Winstead Johns and her husband, 22-year-old Charlie Johns, Sneedville, Tennessee, United States, 1937. 3. Mao Zedong and Chiang Kai-shek make a toast to celebrate the surrender of Japan in August 1945.…… Read More »

25 Interesting Facts About Bullets

Here are 25 Interesting Facts About Bullets. 1-5 Interesting Facts About Bullets 1. The pointy bullet used by modern militaries is called a Spitzer, an anglicized form of the German word Spitzgeschoss, literally meaning “pointy bullet.” – Source 2. In November 2009, British Corporal of Horse Craig Harrison consecutively struck two Taliban machine gunners south…… Read More »

Article claiming studies show Covid-19 vaccines increase infection risk is false and misleading

Blog reports on three studies to show Covid-19 vaccines don’t work–but the findings don’t support this claimSource

WTF Fun Fact 13241 – Peru’s Christmas Fighting Festival

In a region of the Andes, Christmas is for fighting. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13241 – Peru’s Christmas Fighting Festival appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Cholesterol treatments can save lives and don’t cause dementia

A social media post lays out a number of common false claims against the scientific consensus on cholesterol. Stents, angioplasty and statins all save lives.Source

25 Uplifting Headlines of the Week – Part 294

No bosses, unlimited holidays, same pay for less work: The Berlin start-ups putting workers first. The post 25 Uplifting Headlines of the Week – Part 294 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

25 Kickass Random Facts List #810

Benjamin Franklin proposed a phonetic alphabet for the spelling reform of the English language. He wanted to omit the letters c, j, q, w, x, and y, as he had found them redundant. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #810 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

unbfacts: The first contestant to win the American “Who Wants to…

unbfacts: The first contestant to win the American “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” used the phone a friend lifeline on his last question just to tell his dad he won. Source

Weirdest Tourist Attractions

In the USA, one of the weirdest tourist attractions is the “Salvation Mountain” in California, which is an outsider art installation created by Leonard Knight. The mountain is made entirely out of adobe clay and straw, and is painted in bright, vibrant colors with religious messages and Bible verses. Despite its remote location in the… Read More »

Ghosts vs UFOs

A study conducted in 2019 revealed that among Americans, there has been a rise in the belief in ghosts and UFOs since 2007. It is interesting to note that men tend to have a higher belief in UFOs, while women tend to have a stronger belief in ghosts and witchcraft compared to the opposite gender.… Read More »