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Did Anthropologist Margaret Mead Say the 'First Sign of Civilization' Is a Healed Femur?

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Nur Ibrahim
Jul 28, 2023 The dubious anecdote has proliferated on the internet and in books for decades.
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What Weighs More: a Pound of Muscle or Fat?

Written by:
Sarah Baum
Jul 18, 2023 It's time for a quick math lesson.
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Rusty nails.

Does Stepping on a Rusty Nail Cause Tetanus?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 7, 2018 Although puncturing one's skin with a nail that has been in contact with the soil is a risk fact ...
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Does This Picture Show a Case of Hyperdontia?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 4, 2019 Hyperdontia is a genuine medical condition, but take a close look at these images.
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HIstorical photograph of two boys exposed to smallpox, one who had been vaccinated and one who had not.

Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jun 13, 2018 In the early 1900s, Allan Warner documented several cases of smallpox and the effects of vaccina ...
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Is This a Real Hand With Eight Fingers?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 3, 2018 A set of images purportedly show a rare congenital syndrome called "ulnar dimelia," also known a ...
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Did a Man Receive a $153,000 Hospital Bill After a Failed Selfie With a Rattlesnake?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Apr 27, 2018 Venomous rattlesnake bites can be notoriously expensive to treat, thanks mainly to high drug cos ...
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Did an Australian Teen Get Attacked by Flesh-Eating Sea Bugs?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Aug 7, 2017 The 16-year-old was likely bitten by an unusually large number of sea fleas -- not sea lice, as ...
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Photo copy machine

Was a Singaporean Woman Injured While Photocopying Her Breasts?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jun 1, 2017 A dubious new web site published a fabricated story that lacked proper sourcing.
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Hand with low battery drawing on wrist

Is the Human Body Like a Battery With a Finite Amount of Energy?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 18, 2017 Biographers say President Trump gave up exercise in college so as not to expend his finite energ ...
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Recalled Tampons Result in Bloody Exodus of Ants from Body

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct 17, 2016 A chilling account of a gruesome illness caused by recalled tampons is merely a work of horror f ...
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Reverse Cavities and Heal Tooth Decay with Vitamin D

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct 15, 2016 Alternative health websites tout the idea that a diet rich in vitamin D can help regrow material ...
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Man Sees Dead People, Speaks to God After Being Deprived of His Senses

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 29, 2016 A piece of horror fiction about a government experiment is frequently shared on social media as ...
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Does a Photograph Show a Penile Burn from an Electric Fence?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Dec 27, 2006 Photograph purportedly shows a medical patient who received a severe penile burn from urinating ...
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