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Are There Documented Cases of Koala Fingerprints Confusing Crime-Scene Investigators?
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Nikki Dobrin
May 9, 2024
Like humans, koalas have hands with opposable thumbs and unique fingerprints.
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Do Bluetooth Earbuds 'Fry Our Brains'?
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Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 9, 2024
"Those AirPods really do fry our brains," one social media post asserted.
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Pigeons Were Domesticated and Abandoned by Humans, Leaving Them with No Survival Instincts?
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Taija PerryCook
May 8, 2024
The true history of how pigeons went from being prized possessions to "rats with wings."
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Real 1930 Pic of 'Hoggie,' Legendary Hogganfield Loch Monster?
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Aleksandra Wrona
May 6, 2024
"Finally, something with a mouth bigger than my wife’s," one Threads user commented.
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Saturn's Largest Moon, Titan, Seen in Fuzzy NASA Image?
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Nick Hardinges
May 2, 2024
A round, celestial object that had a similar appearance to Earth could be seen in the fuzzy image.
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Real Elon Musk Post About Future Robotic 'Housewife Who Never Nags'?
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Jack Izzo
May 2, 2024
Screenshots suggested Musk posted his prediction for the future on his social media site X.
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Image Shows Gibbon Skeleton, Illustrating Similarities Between Humans and Other Apes?
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Madison Dapcevich
May 1, 2024
The exact timing of human evolution continues to evolve within the scientific community.
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Image Shows What Caffeine Looks Like Under Microscope?
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Madison Dapcevich
April 29, 2024
"That's what I see when I get a migraine from lack of or drinking too much caffeine," one Reddit ...
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Blurry NASA Photo Shows Saturn's Largest Moon, Titan?
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Nick Hardinges
April 28, 2024
The fuzzy image showed a celestial body that looked similar to planet Earth.
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Sony Recalled Camcorders That Could See Through Clothing?
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Aleksandra Wrona
April 27, 2024
Social media users claimed the camcorders were immediately recalled after the unintended feature ...
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Is This 'Amazing Shot of Jupiter' Taken with Ordinary Digital Camera Real?
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Aleksandra Wrona
April 25, 2024
"Looks like your coffee table," one social media user commented.
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Greenland Shark That's Nearly 400 Years Old Shown in Viral Pic?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
April 24, 2024
The claim has been washing up on social media since at least 2020.
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Is It Possible Some Dinosaurs Had Hair?
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Madison Dapcevich
April 24, 2024
It all hinges on the claim that hair isn't preserved in fossils.
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Couple in Brazil Planted More Than 2M Trees in 20 Years To Recreate Forest?
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Nikki Dobrin
April 24, 2024
In 1998, photographer Sebastião Salgado and his wife Lélia embarked on a remarkable journey to r ...
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Real Pic of Phallic-Shaped Iceberg from Town with a Risqué Name?
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Madison Dapcevich
April 23, 2024
“Dickieberg” was said to have been located in Conception Bay.
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Sony Had to Recall Camcorders That Could See Through People's Clothes?
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Aleksandra Wrona
April 23, 2024
Social media posts claim Sony announced a recall of 700,000 "NightShot" video cameras in 1998.
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CDC Said mRNA Jabs Have Caused a '14,000% Increase in Turbo Cancer'?
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Alex Kasprak
April 19, 2024
Turbo cancer, which is not a thing, is an invention of the anti-vaccine movement.
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Real Video of a Sea Cucumber Eating?
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Madison Dapcevich
April 18, 2024
Sea cucumbers are known to gather food matter with dozens of tube-like feet that surround their ...
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Man Missing for Decades Found Dead Using Google Earth?
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Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 18, 2024
The person who found him was checking out his old neighborhood in Florida.
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Baby Owls Fall Asleep on Their Stomachs Because of Their Heavy Heads?
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Madison Dapcevich
April 16, 2024
Adult owls typically sleep perched on branches, using their back toe, the hallux, to hold on.
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