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Category Archives: Urban Legends
No, the Voynich Manuscript has not been ‘decoded’
Every so often, someone comes forward having claimed to have translated the Voynich Manuscript, the famous 15th century nonsense book that has intrigued codebreakers and linguists over the centuries. The most common explanation for the book is that it is … Continue reading
Posted in TV & Media, Urban Legends
Tagged cryptography, history channel, urban legends, voynich manuscript
9 Comments
Mythbusters topics, from the Skeptoid files
Awesomely, a new season of Mythbusters is afoot, with new hosts Brian Louden and Jon Lung. They were selected by winning Mythbusters: The Search hosted by Skeptoid friend Kyle Hill (you may have also noted Skeptoid Media’s The Feeding Tube … Continue reading
Your Birth Certificate Is Not a Bond. Really.
If you’re like most people, you read that title and scratched your head in confusion. “Rich,” you may have said, “what on earth are you talking about? Of course my birth certificate isn’t a bond. It’s a birth certificate.” And now you’re … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Urban Legends
Tagged conspiracy, education, history, international bankers, Jews, pseudolaw, Richard Gant
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Son of Holiday Myths Debunked
Over the last few years, I’ve occasionally written posts on some myth or another. Every time I accumulate enough interesting ones, I tend to write a short article. So here we go. References to religious facts were gathered quickly. If … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Stuff, History, Urban Legends
Tagged christmas, Hanukkah, Holiday Myths, myths, Stephen Propatier
31 Comments
Are People Who Swear More Intelligent?
Recently, I’ve been seeing variations on a meme floating around my social media feeds. The most common version says something to the effect of “Science says that intelligent people swear more than stupid motherfuckers” (see image) or some variation thereof. … Continue reading
Bigfoot Is Racking Up Frequent Flier Miles
Bigfoot is the mythological ape-like creature of modern pop culture and cryptozoology. It’s popular enough that there’s even a show, Finding Bigfoot, dedicated to finding it. (I’m still waiting after nine seasons for them to find it!) Bigfoot is low-hanging fruit … Continue reading
Posted in Paranormal, Urban Legends
Tagged Bigfoot, cryptozoology, Finding Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Stephen Propatier, television
36 Comments
Popping Your Beliefs, One Candy at a Time
In my previous post (yes, the one about Playboy), I mentioned that it is sometimes good to challenge yourself on things you consider “facts” or where you assume something to be the way it is. It is a fun skeptical … Continue reading
Posted in Cool Stuff, Science, Urban Legends
Tagged Bruno van de Casteele, chemistry, cooking for geeks, cool stuff, food, physics, Snopes, urban legend, youtube
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Joint Pain: Scams, Lies, and Exaggerations, Part 2
As an orthopedic nurse practitioner I see a constant stream of joint pain complaints. They stem from a variety of sources: injury, age-related changes, lifestyle issues, and autoimmune disorders. Patients will often Google their problems and/or their symptoms, and like most medical … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Ripoffs, Health, Pseudoscience, Urban Legends
Tagged Back pain, education, health, Mattress, medicine, Neck pain, pain, Spine problems, Stephen Propatier
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Strange Facts that Aren’t Strange and Aren’t Facts
Spend enough time on the internet, and someone is going to either email you or post a list of “facts” that are hilarious and unbelievable. Inevitably, some of these facts are going to be completely wrong, and others are going … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Urban Legends
Tagged forwarded emails, odd but true, strange but true, strange facts
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