‘Downy in Toilet’ Housekeeping Hack
A popular social media post claims that pouring fabric softener like Downy in your toilet (or using laundry detergent) is an amazing bathroom housekeeping hack.
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Does Adding Your Birth Year to Your Age Total The Year Number Once a Millennium?
A popular post claims that “all the people in the world are the same age this year,” but the math is not a puzzle to mathematicians and doesn’t even work for everyone.
‘Lonely? Don’t Be. Demodex is the Name of a Mite that Lives on Your Face. Friends Forever!’ Meme
A circulating meme shows a happy creature that is supposedly an image of a mite that lives on your faces.
Did a Mississippi Man Hack His Way Into Helping ‘Food Stamp’ Recipients?
A Robin Hood-like story went viral after someone posted it for “social media fun.”
Can Consuming Too Much Coffee Under Stress Cause Schizophrenia Symptoms?
A “weird facts” page on Facebook claimed that excess caffeine could have a deleterious effect by either mimicking or triggering the effects of schizophrenia.
Frida Kahlo: ‘You Deserve a Lover’
A 1992 image of Madonna was digitally edited to look like Frida Kahlo alongside words lifted from young Mexican poet Estefanía Miter.
Do Smiling Babies Have to Look Away from People Because They’re ‘Overwhelmed with Joy’?
A popular Reddit r/wholesomememes post claimed that smiling babies “look away” because their fledgling emotions are too much for them to handle.
Was the Original Super Mario Bros Only 40 KB (While Modern Screenshots of One Frame Are 283 KB)?
A popular post repeated a long-circulating piece of Nintendo lore concerning the original size of Super Mario Bros. versus single screenshots of the game today.
‘Sometimes Dogs or Wolves in Movies Need CGI Tails Because They’re So Excited to be Doing a Good Job Acting’
A claim about canines needing computer-generated tails has been virally popular on Reddit, Imgur, Facebook, and sites that turn threads into blog posts.
Will 154,000,000 Pieces of Plastic from Christmas Crackers in the UK Wind Up in the Ocean in a Single Year?
Here’s how the rumor about hundreds of millions of pieces of “crackers” becoming ocean plastic got started.