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Category Archives: Urban Legends
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
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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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Those UFO Files
You may have already heard the news, however, in case you haven’t, a massive amount of US Government UFO files—from Projects Blue Book, Sign, and Grudge—has recently gone live on the web. Fox News has reported on the information, citing an article at … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Space, Urban Legends
Tagged government, history, internet, Project Blue Book, ufo, Weaver| Mike
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Amelia Earhart Mystery Solved?
If you pay attention to recent media reports you may think that the mystery surrounding Amelia Earhart’s last flight has been solved, and that researchers have in fact found wreckage from her flight. Headlines read: “Mystery of Amelia Earhart Solved? Fragment From Missing … Continue reading
Posted in Conspiracy Theories, Skeptoid Podcast, TV & Media, Urban Legends
Tagged amelia earhart, conspiracy theories, TIGHAR
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Black Cats are Victims of Our Own Imaginations
It’s Halloween this Friday, and that felt like as good a time as any to talk about black cats. These poor critters live with the weight of several erroneous beliefs on their feline shoulders, all because of their high melanin … Continue reading
Nut Allergies In Schools: Epidemic or Hysteria?
With kids in the United States going back to school, parents are finding an increasing move towards “nut-free” foods in the public school system, as schools strive to eliminate peanuts and tree nuts from snacks and lunches. Many schools proudly state that they are … Continue reading
