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• Hoaxes & Rumors

  Monster Energy 666: Drink of the Beast?

  A commonly seen internet rumor holds that the Monster Energy drink logo contains a satanic or occult meaning which resembles 666 in Hebrew characters.

  Nonjoiner September 13, 2015
• Health

  Does Oil Pulling Really Work?

  Today we look at an ancient practice that is making a modern resurgence: Oil pulling. Does it work? Here’s what the experts say.

  Nonjoiner August 23, 2015
• Hoaxes & Rumors

  Classic Hoax: Bush Sr. Fooled By Prank Phone Call

  In 1990, President Bush Sr. was tricked into taking a phone call from an impostor claiming to be the president of Iran. Today we revisit this classic hoax.

  Nonjoiner August 20, 2015
• Hoaxes & Rumors

  Do Instant Noodles Contain a Wax That Causes Cancer?

  Today we examine the persistent myth claiming that instant noodles and their containers are made with a wax which causes cancer.

  Nonjoiner August 5, 2015
• Hoaxes & Rumors

  Classic Hoax: 1957 BBC Swiss Spaghetti Harvest

  On April Fools Day 1957, the BBC aired a fictitious story about the Swiss spaghetti harvest which depicted laborers reaping spaghetti noodles from spaghetti trees. Scores of people contacted the station to find out how they could obtain their own “spaghetti bush.” Today we look back at this classic hoax.

  Nonjoiner August 1, 2015
• Hoaxes & Rumors

  Martin Lawrence is (Still) Not Returning to Television

  Martin Lawrence has been the subject of several internet hoaxes over the past year, including a death hoax and a false report that he was returning to television with a new version of this 1990s show Martin with Ashanti assuming the role originally played by Tisha Campbell.

  Nonjoiner July 29, 2015
• Hoaxes & Rumors

  Is Tupac Still Alive?

  Every few years since his death in 1996, rumors circulate claiming that rapper Tupac Shakur is still alive. Today we consider this enduring urban legend.

  Nonjoiner July 24, 2015
• Hoaxes & Rumors

  Nareepol Tree: Real or Fake?

  Photographs have been circulating for years of an alleged Nareepol Tree, a tree which supposedly produces a woman-shaped fruit.  Is this tree real or fake?

  Nonjoiner July 15, 2015