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  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Huge Skeleton Under Boat: Real or Fake?

    A graphic has circulated online for several years which shows a huge skeleton underwater as a boat floats over it. Is this picture real or fake? Today we’ll take a look.

    Nonjoiner May 29, 2016
  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Urban Legend: The “Well to Hell”

    A graphic circulating on social media suggests that a “well to hell” has been found by geologists drilling in Siberia. Today we’ll examine this story.

    Nonjoiner May 28, 2016
  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Classic Hoax: 9/11 Tourist Guy

    Today we look back on a classic hoax, the so-called 9/11 Tourist Guy, which is an altered photo of a man standing at the top of the twin towers as a hijacked plane approaches.

    Nonjoiner March 19, 2016
  • Odd News
    Classic Odd News: The Wow! Signal

    In 1977, a radio telescope in Ohio received a 72-second signal from space. Some believe the Wow! signal is evidence of alien life. In 2016 a scientist claims to have cracked the mystery.

    Nonjoiner March 14, 2016
  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Classic Rumor: Paul is Dead

    Today we delve into a rumor that has circulated since the late 60s, that Paul McCartney of the Beatles secretly died and was replaced by a lookalike.

    Nonjoiner March 8, 2016
  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Cardiff Giant: Classic American Hoax

    The Cardiff Giant is considered to be one of the greatest American hoaxes. It was conceived by atheist George Hull after an argument at a Methodist revival.

    Nonjoiner March 6, 2016
  • History
    Three Modern Science Experiments on Humans That Were Outrageously Unethical

    Here are three science experiments on humans in the 20th century that are now infamous for being outrageously unethical: The Stanford Prison Study, the Milgram experiment, and the Tuskegee syphilis study. These cases are widely studied by students of psychology when considering the ethics of scientific experimentation.

    Nonjoiner February 9, 2016
  • Hoaxes & Rumors
    Do Humans Only Use 10% of Their Brains?

    Is it true that we only use 10% of our brains? Today we’ll take a closer look at this pervasive urban myth.

    Nonjoiner February 4, 2016