When we lived as hunter-gatherers, we always sought two basic social needs. The first is belonging, which led us to the group and, eventually, to live in cities and countries. The second is management. Communities were dependent on the leader (or leaders) to steer them and create a system that helps the community flourish. Today,… Read More »
An article by The Exposé, shared on Facebook, claims that by the end of January 2022 most vaccinated people in Germany will have AIDS. The article uses figures from a now-corrected German government report which seemed to show the case rate of Covid-19 caused by the Omicron variant was far higher among vaccinated than unvaccinated… Read More »
A post on Facebook makes the claim: “Since ‘Omnicron’ [sic] first detected on 27th November: 7 deaths. Average age 83. 27th November to now: 239 deaths by SUICIDE. Average age between 25 & 44. Perspective.” The post seems to be a screenshot of a tweet that has since been deleted but other tweets making the… Read More »
90% of the people who are in ICU with Covid have not been vaccinated. Boris Johnson, 10 January 2022. Boris Johnson has told Sky News that 90% of people in intensive care units (ICU) with Covid-19 are unvaccinated. While the Covid vaccines are definitely very effective at preventing serious illness, this figure is not correct,… Read More »
Multiple Facebook posts have shared false claims that the late actress Betty White received her booster vaccine three days before she died. They all include a screengrab of another post which claims that, on 28 December 2021, Ms White said: “Eat healthy and get all your vaccines. I just got boosted today”. Ms White died… Read More »
An Instagram post shares an image of what appears to be two SARS-CoV-2 antigen (lateral flow) tests produced by ACON Laboratories. One of the tests is labelled as a “positive control swab”, and another is labelled as a “negative control swab”. The picture also has a caption which says that the picture was taken “secretly”… Read More »
During the Golden Age of Piracy, many pirates set up social safety net programs such as disability payments for injuries sustained while at sea, as well as life insurance to be paid to a pirate’s family if they died. The post During the Golden Age of Piracy, many… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
Louis Chevrolet, a Swiss immigrant in America, co-founded the famous car company and later sold off his stake in his company. After failed business ventures and the 1929 crash, the impoverished Chevrolet then got work as a simple mechanic at his own namesake company and died penniless. The post Louis Chevrolet, a Swiss immigrant… appeared… Read More »
We asked our regular contributors through e-mail What science fiction or fantasy show is worth watching? 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. The Expanse. – An-actual-talkingapp 2. Battlestar Galactica – the one from the early 2000s with…… Read More »
During WWII, the US provided training and equipment for a Vietnamese group called the Viet Minh that was resisting Japanese occupation. The Viet Minh became the foundation of the North Vietnamese Army and the Viet Cong that the US fought during the Vietnam War. The post During WWII, the US provided training… appeared first on… Read More »
