Tag: myths
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May 14, 2008 11:01 AM EDT --
Everyone is trying to save on gas, but we need to know which methods actually work and which are wasting both our time and money. CNN had an article recently which disclosed several which are . . . more
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December 28, 2007 10:55 AM EST --
http://www.newsweek.com/id/82138?gt1=10645
According to a new study, even doctors fall prey to common medical misconceptions. Here's the straight story on everything from postmortem hair growth . . . more
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March 14, 2008 01:17 PM EDT --
Provided by:
By Peter Greenberg
Unraveling Common Travel Myths
If you use your cellphone, the plane will crash.
Cruise ships are all-inclusive. . . . more
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February 04, 2007 11:17 PM EST --
Are we what we write? This is a question I often ask myself as I write my stories. Of course to a certain extent we are what we write. For example, I write when I am happy and I write . . . more
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November 02, 2007 10:58 AM EDT --
I have two choices.
I can either turn off my brain when reading the inane comments of the ill-informed, or try to educate the ignorant.
Being the stubborn kind, . . . more
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March 08, 2008 12:50 AM EST --
Urban legends are a type of folklore, which in turn comprises the beliefs, stories and traditions of ordinary people ("the folk"). One way to differentiate between urban legends and other forms . . . more
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July 23, 2008 06:48 PM EDT --
"In the entire history of man, no one has ever been brainwashed and realized, or believed, that he had been brainwashed. Those who have been brainwashed will usually passionately defend their manipulators."~Dick . . . more
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July 26, 2007 10:14 PM EDT --
Jeanna Bryner
LiveScience Staff Writer
LiveScience.com Thu Jul 26, 11:20 AM ET
Numerous Americans believe a score of scientifically unproven claims about cancer, with some people thinking shampoo . . . more
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August 18, 2007 07:25 PM EDT --
Three statements are given. Please decide if each is (T)rue or (F)alse. The first with all three correct and the reight answer to the tie-breaker question is the winner. The . . . more
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April 19, 2008 01:25 AM EDT --
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Diesel engines power half the passenger vehicles sold in Europe but almost none here. Stricter U.S. clean air regulations have meant that - until recently - they were . . . more
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October 04, 2006 10:30 PM EDT --
Thesis: Dying for for something you believe in is stupid.
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October 27, 2006 11:04 AM EDT --
The Thirteen Crystal Skulls(Goddes Of Death)
As many of you have at least faintly heard about the powers these 13 skulls hold. I wanted to elaborate a small editorial explaining a few things . . . more
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November 19, 2006 05:21 PM EST --
Of all the hundreds of variations in Biblical content, there is one glaring mistranslation that has had the most profound effect on the most people over the longest period of time. . . . more
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January 11, 2008 01:02 PM EST --
I just learned this about Jello today when I was looking up the myth on margarine being plastic (my dad felt obligated to forward me an email saying the margarine is plastic...it isn't )...Anyways . . . more
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November 04, 2007 05:15 PM EST --
Last night, we almost messed up the tooth fairy thing. It's been a busy month, traveling far and wide for photo shoots; we're rehabbing some investment property; I've got an illustration for . . . more
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February 24, 2007 07:48 PM EST --
I am that most unusual of Americans, a person who lives entirely without credit. My cars--which are serviceable but quite old--are paid for in full. I don't have any credit cards . . . more
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June 20, 2008 02:44 PM EDT --
Summer is the season when food poisoning is most likely to occur, according to the American Dietetic Association. Since harmful bacteria don't take a vacation, be extra vigilant about preparing, transporting, . . . more
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September 19, 2006 09:47 AM EDT --
They have locking jaws! Bullets bounce right off them! And other Bunk about Pit Bulls...
MYTH: All Pit Bulls are mean and vicious.
It is reported on temperament tests conducted by the American Temperament . . . more
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September 03, 2008 06:31 PM EDT --
Dressed in a flowing white robe, Siobhan lit the sacred fire under a tree in the forest clearing, its branches laden with the buds of spring.
‘Good girl,' her grandmother . . . more
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May 28, 2007 04:11 AM EDT --
Being a writer, I spend a great deal of time at my computer every day. Far too much of that time is spent roaming the Internet, where I invariably find myself in a debate over US politics. This always . . . more
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