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Pic Shows Human 'Ghost Heart'?
Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Feb. 14, 2024
"This is what a human heart looks like when all the blood is drained from it," one social media ...
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Did the Word 'Gauze' Originate from Gaza?
Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Feb. 2, 2024
Gaza was once a prosperous harbor known for textile production, a key stop along the trade route ...
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Strange Red 'Sores' on Trump's Hand Mystify Internet, Then Disappear
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 18, 2024
Speculation spread about the health of the former president after photographs of his hands went ...
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The Surprisingly Bloody History of the Barber Pole
Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Nov. 4, 2023
It's more blood-soaked than you might think.
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Did Anthropologist Margaret Mead Say the 'First Sign of Civilization' Is a Healed Femur?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
July 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
July 18, 2023
It's time for a quick math lesson.
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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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Does This Photograph Show Two Boys — One Vaccinated, One Not — Who Were Exposed to Smallpox?
Written by:
Dan Evon
June 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
April 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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Was a Singaporean Woman Injured While Photocopying Her Breasts?
Written by:
Dan MacGuill
June 1, 2017
A dubious new web site published a fabricated story that lacked proper sourcing.
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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
Sept. 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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