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Some Geek Told Me<p>Today is Yom HaShoah, which is the Jewish Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is a day of remembrance and reflection for the six million Jews who were murdered during the Holocaust. In Israel, Yom HaShoah is a national memorial day. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/YomHaShoah" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>YomHaShoah</span></a></p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>The first Anzac Day was observed on 25th April 1916, to mark the first anniversary of the Gallipoli landings. Over time, it has become a national day of remembrance in Australia and New Zealand, with services and ceremonies held all over the world. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/ANZACDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ANZACDay</span></a></p>
Mad Maud<p>If anyone is looking for the old govt websites before they were destroyed by the Trump administration this site (among others, I'm sure) has them: govarchive.us<br><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/preservedemocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>preservedemocracy</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/factsmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factsmatter</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/govtdata" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>govtdata</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/datarescueproject" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>datarescueproject</span></a> </p><p>Discovered through the Data Rescue Project. datarescueproject.org</p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>A 33-year-old Japanese man stole 340,000 yen at knifepoint from a post office in western Tokyo in 2006. Ridden with guilt, he went back to the post office and left 350,000 yen in an envelope on the counter before running off and turned himself in to the police. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a></p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>On average, each person throws away their own weight in waste every three months. Even more comes from workplaces and the building industry. More than a third of the world's waste goes into landfill. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a></p>
StanceOfMind<p>The number one reason America never learns from its history is because America refuses to teach its real history.</p><p><a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/TruthMatters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TruthMatters</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> <a href="https://tech.lgbt/tags/Censorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Censorship</span></a></p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>Since 1970, Earth Day has been an annual celebration that honours the achievements of the environmental movement and raises awareness of the need to protect Earth's natural resources for future generations. This year's theme is Our Power, Our Planet. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/EarthDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EarthDay</span></a></p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>The English longbow was so strong that an arrow could kill a person from 274 m. An archer could fire 12 longbow arrows a minute. It took years for an archer to learn longbow skills. England's King Edward I (1230-1307) forced his archers to practise every Sunday. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a></p>
Whinery<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@flexghost" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>flexghost</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://undefined.social/tags/RFKjr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKjr</span></a> is a bad person, some doctors say the definition of autism is too broad.</p><p><a href="https://nypost.com/2023/04/24/doctor-who-broadened-autism-spectrum-sorry-for-over-diagnosis/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">nypost.com/2023/04/24/doctor-w</span><span class="invisible">ho-broadened-autism-spectrum-sorry-for-over-diagnosis/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://undefined.social/tags/reserach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reserach</span></a> <a href="https://undefined.social/tags/actuallyadhd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actuallyadhd</span></a> <a href="https://undefined.social/tags/actuallyautistic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actuallyautistic</span></a> <a href="https://undefined.social/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <br><a href="https://undefined.social/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a> <a href="https://undefined.social/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://undefined.social/tags/factsmatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>factsmatter</span></a></p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>The Earth's temperature rises slightly during a full moon. The effect on overall temperature is extremely small, estimated to be around 0.04°C at its extremes, is imperceptible to humans and is primarily due to the moon reflecting sunlight back towards Earth. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a></p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>Today is known as Zimbabwe's National Day. The date celebrates Zimbabwe being granted its independence from the United Kingdom on 18th March 1980. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Zimbabwe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Zimbabwe</span></a></p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>Today is Syria's National Day. Known as Evacuation Day, the date celebrates the evacuation of the last French soldier at the end of the French mandate of Syria on 17th April 1946, after Syria proclaimed full independence in 1941. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Syria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Syria</span></a></p>
StacesCases2 🇨🇦 📎<p><a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23FactsMatter" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FactsMatter</a>.</p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>There are nine countries in the world that possess nuclear weapons. These countries are known as nuclear-weapon states (NWS) with the United States, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, and North Korea officially, with Israel non-officially. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a></p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>On this day in 1912, the RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage, struck an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean and sank. It travelled from Southampton, England, to New York City, USA. Of the estimated 2,224 people on board, over 1,500 died; which is a 67% death rate. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/Titantic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Titantic</span></a></p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>There are more than 800 species of eel, spanning eight suborders, 19 families and 111 genera. Eels can also swim backwards. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a></p>
EditorDavePerry<p>ICYMI - "Infomercials, influencers, Fox News and Trump’s 'they say' rhetoric are not dependable places to get information affecting your life, your money and your future"</p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/UuM7GGM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/UuM7GGM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/COpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/COleg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COleg</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a></p>
TheAuroraSentinel<p>ICYMI - "Infomercials, influencers, Fox News and Trump’s 'they say' rhetoric are not dependable places to get information affecting your life, your money and your future"</p><p><a href="https://buff.ly/UuM7GGM" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/UuM7GGM</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://newsie.social/tags/COpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/COleg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>COleg</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a> <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/TrumpTariffs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTariffs</span></a></p>
Some Geek Told Me<p>Globally, we produce about 300 million tonnes of new plastic every year. Only about 20% of the world's plastic ends up being recycled. <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a></p>
BlowUpRadio.com<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@stux" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>stux</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@GeriAQuin" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GeriAQuin</span></a></span> except it is fake news. People love to post because we are all outraged, but no one wants to confirm accuracy. </p><p>That's, unfortunately, the internet in a nutshell</p><p><a href="https://gardenstate.social/@BlowUpRadio/114325122194724579" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">gardenstate.social/@BlowUpRadi</span><span class="invisible">o/114325122194724579</span></a></p><p><a href="https://gardenstate.social/tags/FactsMatter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FactsMatter</span></a></p>
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