Common Misconceptions

Common Misconceptions

Common Misconceptions: We all share them, big and small. What should you drink to maximize you caffeine from coffee? What does the chance of rain really mean? We'll get to the gist of these and other great questions.

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February 15, 2020 3 mins

What is the ultimate answer to life, the universe and everything?

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Don't stress over ulcers.

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July 20, 2019 11 mins

Betsy Ross gets all the credit but she didn't make the flag and other truths about our origin stories.

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June 9, 2019 3 mins

Vernacular or colloquial, some words just don't get no respect.

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May 27, 2019 2 mins

Matadors have been fighting bulls with red flags forever...why red?

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May 4, 2019 3 mins

It's hot. it's cold. Near and far. WTF.

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April 7, 2019 7 mins

Think only IT dudes and dudettes have to worry about viruses on their devices? 

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April 6, 2019 5 mins

Was life nasty, brutish and short in the middle ages? Were they all stinky as all get out? 

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March 9, 2019 4 mins

Does the mars rover really play happy birthday to itself every year?

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February 23, 2019 4 mins

Napoleon Bonaparte is one of the greatest leaders of the modern age despite his lack of stature. Was La Petit Corporal really diminutive?

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February 13, 2019 8 mins

What do carrots have to do with eyesight and WW II?

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January 26, 2019 4 mins

Black Holes Don't suck...they're just very attractive.

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January 6, 2019 4 mins

When was Christ born? Was it in December?

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December 16, 2018 5 mins

Is X really meant to take Christ out of Xmas? Or was there a more mundane reason we write Xmas?

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December 6, 2018 4 mins

Did Ancient Romans use a vomitorium to purge during feasts so they could back and eat more?

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November 14, 2018 4 mins

Henry Ford.

Racecars, assembly lines and mass production oh my.

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October 14, 2018 8 mins

Just goes to prove some people will believe anything...all evidence to the contrary...

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October 7, 2018 4 mins

Genghis Khan and his army conquered everything from the Pacific Ocean to the Caspian Sea and all points in between. That's not the really amazing part.

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September 30, 2018 4 mins

Did Benjamin Franklin really want a turkey for the symbol of the US?

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September 6, 2018 4 mins

The 5 senses were only the beginning...

Join us as we explore the mystic and dark places of the mind, soul, and body...its a journey of senses...

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