Author Archives: WeRaven

Nadhim Zahawi didn’t mistakenly pay tribute to a living Birds of a Feather actress

An apparently fake screenshot of a tweet purportedly by Nadhim Zahawi has been shared hundreds of times on social media.Source

UK nurses don’t usually take a pledge which might prevent them from going on strike

While the Florence Nightingale Pledge does exist, it is not usually taken by nurses in the UK.Source

Bill Gates’s daughter Phoebe Gates did have childhood vaccinations

Several sources of evidence suggest that she has also had the Covid-19 vaccine.Source

5 Ways to Prevent Yourself From Catastrophic Thinking

Catastrophic thinking, in its simplest form, is when an individual assumes the worst will come true. It is when a person sees an unfavorable outcome of an event and then decides if it does happen, the result will be a disaster. Catastrophic thinking is taking a setback to the worst possible outcome. The adage about… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact 13060 – Swimming With Pigs In The Bahamas

An island in the Bahamas is inhabited only by pigs. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13060 – Swimming With Pigs In The Bahamas appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

WTF Fun Fact 13059 – The Minionese “Language”

The Minion film characters speak Minionese. Click to read the full fact. The post WTF Fun Fact 13059 – The Minionese “Language” appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

…

Source

The “Shell” in Royal Dutch Shell…

The “Shell” in Royal Dutch Shell came from the company which merged with Royal Dutch who’s business was importing and selling seashells – The “Shell” Transport and Trading Company. Source

Eugene Debs, aka Convict No. 9653…

Eugene Debs, aka Convict No. 9653, was the only candidate to ever run for US president…from prison! Debs, imprisoned under the Espionage Act for his antiwar agitation during WWI, won nearly 1M votes in the 1920 election as a candidate for the Socialist Party. Source

A Dunkin’ Donuts marketing campaign….

A Dunkin’ Donuts marketing campaign in South Korea released coffee aromas while their commercials played on buses and increased sales by 29%. Source

A train traveling from west to east…

A train traveling from west to east is lighter than traveling from east to west thanks to the Eötvös effect. Source