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25 Kickass Random Facts List #741

The largest nuclear-powered submarine ever built for the U.S. Navy, the Ohio-class submarine, on a single load of supplies can go around the world twice while submerged, without having to surface at all. The post 25 Kickass Random Facts List #741 first appeared on KickassFacts.com. Source

The Lancet didn’t say Covid-19 vaccines are only 1% effective

A post on Facebook, apparently discussing the Covid-19 vaccines, claims: “Imagine a product expected to be taken multiple times by billions of people…that was presented in a way that led those people to believe its effectiveness was 98% good… The reality was that the product’s effectiveness dropped from 98% to just 1% on a much… Read More »

Varosha: Abandoned in the Turkish Invasion

In 1974, what was once an internationally celebrated vacation spot, transformed into an abandoned settlement in just a few days. Varosha, a beachfront resort in Famagusta, Cyprus, was home to roughly 40,000 inhabitants by the mid-1970s. It welcomed tourists from all over the world, marketing itself as a destination especially fit for wealthy Europeans and Americans in…… Read More »

25 Interesting Historical Photos – Part 336

Here are this week’s interesting historical photos. For part 334, click here. 1. Zanzibar, 1947. An exhausted nanny poses with her young charge, named Farrokh Bulsara. A quarter of a century later, he would adopt the pseudonym of Freddie Mercury. 2. Gale Benson, model and daughter of British MP Leonard Plugge. In 1972, she was…… Read More »

‘Pfizer document’ doesn’t show company admitting vaccines unsafe in pregnancy

Claims that Pfizer had recently released documents stating that the Covid-19 vaccines were not recommended during pregnancy and breastfeeding have been shared thousands of times on Twitter.  The posts, which show an extract from an official-looking document stating that “COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine BNT162b2 [the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine] is not recommended during pregnancy” and “it is… Read More »

NHS dentists are still operating in Somerset

The Times has reported that a patient watchdog has warned: “Somerset ‘has no NHS dental care’”. The health watchdog in question has clarified it was not claiming that there is no NHS dental treatment in Somerset, but was instead warning that people in the county are struggling to register as new NHS dental patients.  However,… Read More »