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Does a Tree With Darker Leaves Than Neighboring Ones Mean a Body Is Buried Nearby?

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Bethania Palma

Nov 13, 2022 There's no evidence to support this claim, but it's not as baseless as you might think.

Is This a Real Photograph of a ‘Cosmic Bat’ Nebula?

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Nur Ibrahim

Oct 31, 2022 The “ethereal” nebula is illuminated by dense gaseous knots.

Does This Dress Change Colors in the Sun?

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Bethania Palma

Oct 31, 2022 A video of a dress changing from white to pink in the sun has gone viral.

The belief that women will swallow some astonishingly large amount of lipstick over the span of their lives has been kicking about for more than a decade.

Does the Average Woman Swallow 6 Pounds of Lipstick During Her Lifetime?

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Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson

Apr 30, 2010 While it’s a neat-sounding statistic, common sense rules it out.

Did WHO Study Conclude That Natural Blondes Are Likely To Be Extinct Within 200 Years?

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David Mikkelson

Mar 8, 2006 The “blondes are going extinct” rumor sprang from a spate of news stories that were aired by maj ...

Do Deer Carry COVID-19?

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Madison Dapcevich

Aug 7, 2021 It is unknown if or to what extent the disease may transmit between species.

Are Silent Fireworks Real?

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Dan Evon

Jul 3, 2018 "Silent fireworks" shows are a thing, but they don't employ a newly-invented form of noise-suppr ...

Is This 'Walking' Protein What Happiness Really Looks Like?

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Alex Kasprak

Jul 26, 2017 A computer-generated visualization of a kinesin protein has been circulating on the internet for ...

Is This a Single Drop of Seawater Magnified 25 Times?

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Madison Dapcevich

Apr 15, 2022 Copepods, cyanobacteria, and diatoms — oh my!

Did NASA Fund Theological Research To Study How Humans Would React to Extraterrestrial Life?

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Madison Dapcevich

Dec 29, 2021 The total price tag was said to total more than $1.1 million.

Is This Video of Pluto's Surface?

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Bethania Palma

Sep 11, 2021 The black-and-white footage delighted Reddit users.

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