The last few posts have been on the serious side, so here is some light relief. Unsurprisingly (because the web is all encompassing) there’s a web site devoted to discussion about rumours and so-called facts. It’s called Gullible.info. There’s a Fact Check Forum to discuss which are true or otherwise.
I’ve extracted a few discussion starters and can’t say that I know the definite answer to any of them:
- 82 percent of the people in Europe, Australia and the Americas are immune to the bubonic plague. Only three percent of the people in Asia and Africa are.
- Between 1995 and 2005, 67 people were killed by penguins.
- One in 311,000 mountain goats is acrophobic.
- Married women are four percent more likely to become cannabilistic than non-married women.
- More Californians are opposed to the legalisation of ferrets as pets than are opposed to the legalisation of same-sex marriage.
- Japan uses 200 pounds of disposable chopsticks per person each year.
- An average door is closed 79 percent of its lifetime.
- 73 percent of sheep owners find it easier to fall asleep than non-sheep owners.
I’m not concerned about any of these, except the higher number of cannabilistic married women!
