Author Archives: WeRaven

WTF Fun Fact – Jackalope Myth Origin

The Shope papillomavirus is a virus that can cause rabbits to grow keratinous carcinomas or “horns” on their head. This … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Jackalope Myth Origin appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

What’s something you look forward to every single day?

We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What’s something you look forward to every single day? We got many interesting responses. Here are some of them. We have just copied and pasted their responses, not editing them in any way. 1. Working with my son. He’s 23. I’m 50. We spend M-F working together building homes.…… Read More »

Life Pro Tips of the Week – Part 289

Here are this week’s Life Pro Tips. 1. If you need a suit and don’t have much budget then $20 at Goodwill with $50 of alterations will look a hundred times better than a $70 suit. Cheap suits are cheap because the store can sell them to the maximum number of people with the fewest…… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact – Modified Atmosphere Packaging

In the US, Carbon Monoxide is used in modified atmosphere packaging technique in order to make the meat appear fresher. … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Modified Atmosphere Packaging appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

A needle cannot save the life of someone having a stroke

A video on Facebook with over two million views advises that you can “save a person from stroke using only a needle”. The video was originally posted in 2018, but has recently been shared again on the social media platform. The video advises that if someone is having a stroke, you should sterilise a needle… Read More »

A surgeon made several incorrect claims about Covid-19 vaccine on GB News

An orthopaedic surgeon made several false and misleading claims about Covid-19 vaccines during an appearance on GB News on 22 January 2022. The video has been viewed more than 230,000 times combined, just on GB News’s Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels. A version of the video has also been shared by others on Facebook, and… Read More »

Government websites make percentage error on National Insurance rise

The government web page which explains planned increases to National Insurance, states that contributions will increase by 1.25% from April. In fact, the rise is a 1.25 percentage point increase applied to existing National Insurance rates, not a percentage increase on those rates. This might sound pedantic, but it does make quite a big difference… Read More »

Michael Gove incorrect to say 97% of PPE procured ‘fit-for-purpose’

“We did everything we could to get that equipment [PPE], 97% of the equipment that we secured was ready, fit-for-purpose and there on the front line” Michael Gove, 2 February 2022. On the Today programme, Michael Gove claimed that 97% of PPE procured during the pandemic was “ready, fit-for-purpose and there on the front line.”… Read More »

WTF Fun Fact – Kurt Warner The Grocery Store Clerk

In 1994, Kurt Warner was cut from the NFL and got a job at a grocery store in Iowa. Four … Read More & Source The post WTF Fun Fact – Kurt Warner The Grocery Store Clerk appeared first on WTF Fun Facts. Source

Two teams competed to design…

Two teams competed to design the iPhone. Dial based hardware vs. touch screen. It wasn’t until the iPhone reveal event, that on stage, Jobs ruthlessly made it clear which team won. He showed the world the power of touch, by deleting the contact of loosing designer Tony Faddell with a single tap. The post Two… Read More »

Scientist Claire Patterson spent…

Scientist Claire Patterson spent over 20 years trying to convince the public that lead was poison. The inventor of leaded gasoline meanwhile once went to New Jersey to argue that leaded gasoline was perfectly safe, by pouring tetraethyllead onto his hands, and then putting a bottle of it under his nose and inhaling it for… Read More »