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Photo does not show mine worker with zero body fat

The image shows a professional fitness model with very low body fat.Source

WTF Fun Fact 13212 – The Cat Righting Reflex

Cats have a bone that helps them land on their feet. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13212 – The Cat Righting Reflex appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 360

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 359, click here. 1. Willem Arondeus was an openly gay Dutch artist and author who joined the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance movement. He participated in the bombing of the Amsterdam public records office to hinder the Nazi German effort to identify Dutch Jews. They managed to destroy…… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact 13211 – Grey Cat Genes

Grey cats are black cats with a diluted color gene. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13211 – Grey Cat Genes appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Test and Trace spend wouldn’t fund a 15% pay rise for NHS staff until 2058

A viral claim on social media wrongly suggests that the amount spent on the NHS Test and Trace scheme would fund a 15% pay rise for all NHS staff until 2058.Source

Current flu vaccines don’t use mRNA technology

A post on Facebook wrongly suggests that mRNA technology used in two Covid-19 vaccines has also been used in the flu vaccine.Source

California, Pennsylvania, USA

California, Pennsylvania, USA was established prior to the state of California, USA. Source

Toyota Camry is named after…

Toyota Camry is named after the “Kanmuri,” a traditional long hat worn by the Japanese Emperor and other aristocrats. Source

A teaspoon of a neutron star is equivalent to…

A teaspoon of a neutron star is equivalent to the weight of roughly 900 Pyramids of Giza. Despite their small size of about 12.5 miles in diameter, neutron stars are incredibly dense, with a mass of about 1.5 times that of the Earth’s sun. According to National Geographic, “a sugar cube of neutron star matter… Read More »

Baby carrots

Contrary to popular belief, baby carrots are not naturally occurring, they were invented in 1986 by Farmer Mike Yurosek. He came up with the idea of chopping up normal carrots that were not marketable due to their shape, packaging them in bags and selling them in supermarkets. By the early 1990s, baby carrots had become… Read More »

We often mute or turn off the radio…

We often mute or turn off the radio when searching for an address, to enable the brain to redirect its attention to the important task of locating the desired location. Source