35 Myths and Mistruths That Somehow Slipped Past the Fact-Checkers
Not our fact-checkers! Nothing slips by those diligent little nerds
Well, they don’t call us the internet’s catchall for nothin'!
Okay, so no one calls us that, but we thought that if we got that nickname ball rolling, you guys would take it and run with it. There’s really no better way to describe us, though. Our fact-finders catch every interesting little tidbit out there, and our fact-checkers catch every myth-in-fact’s-clothing before it slips through.
Luckily, the fact-finders don’t take it personally. There’s a strict “truth over all” policy around here.
Urine
Argo
Psychopaths
Tears
Velociraptors
Cigarettes
Amperage
Cleopatra
Carrie Fisher
Scars
Siberia
Mice and Cheese
Screen Time
Owls
Roadrunners
Ostriches
Spiders
Source: Burke Museum
Sharks
Nail Growth After Death
Detoxing the Liver
Intelligence
A Goldfish’s Memory
Source: Telegraph
The Color of Blood
The Pyramids
Source: Harvard