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October 3, 2017

Posted on October 3, 2020 by Joel Byers

On October 3, 2017, the Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves”. Flat Earthers… Continue reading →

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August 26, 1952

Posted on August 26, 2020 by Joel Byers

On August 26, 1952, the city of San Francisco began the fluoridation of its water. Also, on this same date, the first set of bachelor best friend roommates in San Francisco turned gay. And if you believe that, you also will… Continue reading →

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August 13, 2019

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Joel Byers

On August 13, 2019, WHO (the World Health Organization) reported that the number of measles cases tripled worldwide in 2019 with 364,808 reported, compared to 129,239 in 2018. WHO did say that this significant increase can be… Continue reading →

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April 26, 1954

Posted on April 26, 2020 by Joel Byers

On April 26, 1954, mass trials of Jonas Salk’s anti-polio vaccine began. The first shot was delivered in Fairfax County, Virginia. More than 443,000 children received the shots in the first three months. Nowhere did anyone say, “Only .5% of children with polio suffer from paralysis. The other 99.5% don’t. We don’t need a vaccine. … Continue reading →

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March 12, 1911

Posted on March 12, 2020 by Joel Byers

On March 12, 1911, Dr. Simon Flexner of the Rockefeller Institute and his assistant, Dr. Hideyo Noguchi discovered the cause of infantile paralysis. It was caused by a virus, the poliovirus. Dr. Flexner and Dr. Noguchi laid the first block in curing a disease that for centuries had devastated and crushed families. Because of them, … Continue reading →

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February 23, 1954

Posted on February 23, 2020 by Joel Byers

On February 23, 1954, the first mass vaccination of children against polio was started in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. There were no idiot ‘Karens’ screaming and moaning about how vaccines poison children and how the vaccines were causing autism. The parents of Pittsburgh who lined their beloved children up to get the vaccine had seen first hand … Continue reading →

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December 21, 1998

Posted on December 21, 2019 by Joel Byers

On December 21, 1998, the first vaccine for Lyme disease was approved. No ‘Karens’ in the effected regions of the United States rose up and protested against their children getting this protection. Probably because the internet was not developed enough for rabid Anti-Vaxxers to spew their form of stupidity so it could infect a larger … Continue reading →

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September 10, 1945

Posted on September 10, 2019 by Joel Byers

On September 10, 1945, Mike the Headless Chicken was decapitated in Fruita, Colorado. He survived for another 18 months before he choked to death. Before his death, he did win two debates. One with a Flat Earther and the other with an Anti-Vaxxer.

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August 10, 1921

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Joel Byers

On August 10, 1921, future President and World Leader, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was stricken with polio. It would take another 34 years before Dr. Jonas Salk would develop the first polio vaccine. Anti-vaxxers would have us relive the dangerous and chancy medical conditions of the 1920s all over again. A time when polio was a … Continue reading →

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June 15, 1907

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Joel Byers

On June 15, 1907 researcher, George Soper, published the results of his investigation in the typhoid outbreaks in the New York area. He announced that Mary Mallon, a cook, was the likely source. It very rapidly became clear that Ms. Mallon was a carrier of the disease and became known as Typhoid Mary. Anti-vaxxers years … Continue reading →

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