610 - Holidays: Soccer at Verdun

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Christmas was a pagan holiday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas
https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/12/why-is-christmas-on-dec-25-marketing-pagan-rituals-and-calendar-quirks.html
http://time.com/3643889/christmas-truce-1914/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Congreve

Hannukah
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/five-myths-about-hanukkah/2015/12/02/2ea6fc3c-93ae-11e5-8aa0-5d0946560a97_story.html?utm_term=.1057f32fa886

“A Visit from St. Nicholas”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Visit_from_St._Nicholas
http://mentalfloss.com/article/26719/mystery-behind-worlds-most-famous-christmas-poem

Three Wise Men
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/07/AR2007120701782.html
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+2%3A1-12&version=NIV
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/07/AR2007120701782.html?noredirect=on

Kwanzaa
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/kwanzaa-history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kwanzaa
http://www.pbs.org/black-culture/connect/talk-back/what-is-kwanzaa/

Saint Nicholas
https://people.howstuffworks.com/culture-traditions/holidays-christmas/10-christmas-myths6.htm

609 - Disney: Ashes Suck

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Ashes scattering
https://www.google.com/amp/s/gizmodo.com/the-urban-legend-about-scattering-human-ashes-at-disney-1829968093/amp
https://www.wsj.com/articles/disney-worlds-big-secret-its-a-favorite-spot-to-scatter-family-ashes-1540390229

River Country
https://www.wdwinfo.com/best-kept-secrets_MK.htm

Villain park
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/disney-dark-kingdom-villain-theme-park-revealed#
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6rnPqSrE40

Rejected World Showcases
https://www.yesterland.com/worldshowcase.html
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Disney_attractions_that_were_never_built

608 - Food: Deadly Delicatessen

Fugu

Poinsettias
http://hoaxes.org/weblog/comments/poisonous_poinsettia
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/poinsetting-it-out/

Almonds
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almond#Drupe
https://www.medicaldaily.com/staying-alive-5-most-dangerous-everyday-foods-if-youre-not-paying-attention-276884

Cherry Pits
http://ipcblog.org/2010/05/25/my-favorite-poisonous-fruit/
https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/tp8-c2.pdf
https://io9.gizmodo.com/asap-science-runs-through-how-many-cherry-pits-and-tabl-1727081912

Nutmet
https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/11/25/a-warning-on-nutmeg/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutmeg#Common_nutmeg
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/30/nutmeg-overdose-spitting-attack_n_1392666.html

Peppermint and carbonated drinks
https://www.bevnet.com/news/2012/minta-a-mint-flavored-soda-launches-nationwide
https://www.hoax-slayer.net/no-consuming-pepsi-and-polo-mentos-does-not-lead-to-instant-death-from-cyanide-poisoning/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/non-compos-mentos/

Castor oil
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087745/

607 - History: I am a Generous Oscar

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Battle of Thermopylae

Archimedes Laser
https://history.howstuffworks.com/historical-figures/archimedes-death-ray.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes%27_principle#Explanation
https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2010/0629/Archimedes-flaming-death-ray-was-probably-just-a-cannon-study-finds
http://www.unmuseum.org/burning_mirror.htm

Greek Fire
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_fire
https://www.ancient.eu/Greek_Fire/
https://www.britannica.com/technology/Greek-fire
https://allthatsinteresting.com/greek-fire

Ninjas
https://militaryhistorynow.com/2015/05/11/enter-the-ninja-facts-and-myths-about-japans-most-mysterious-warriors/
http://www.thegeektwins.com/2011/04/n-everything-you-know-about-ninja-is.html
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/ninjas-ultimate-guide-chris-oneill-myth-reality

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606 - Body: Concussed

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Keep a concussion victim awake
https://www.marshfieldclinic.org/news/cattails/2014-winter-cattails/Medical-myth-busters-concussions
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concussion

The body cannot make new brain cells
https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/can-you-grow-new-brain-cells
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/apr/05/humans-produce-new-brain-cells-throughout-their-lives-say-researchers
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4306487/
https://www.verywellmind.com/adult-neurogenesis-can-we-grow-new-brain-cells-2794885
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/03/do-adult-brains-make-new-neurons-a-contentious-new-study-says-no/555026/

Fingerprints are unique
http://biometrics.cse.msu.edu/Presentations/AnilJain_UniquenessOfFingerprints_NAS05.pdf

Weight tied to metabolism
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/metabolism-and-weight-loss/
http://theconversation.com/mondays-medical-myth-my-slow-metabolism-makes-me-fat-4962

Misc. sex organs discussion
https://www.jsm.jsexmed.org/article/S1743-6095(16)30713-5/fulltext
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/all-about-sex/201109/the-rare-truth-about-tight-and-loose-women%3famp

The appendix has no known function
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-the-function-of-the-human-appendix-did-it-once-have-a-purpose-that-has-since-been-lost/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appendix_(anatomy)

605 - Death: Half Ham Sandwich

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Korean Fan Death
https://www.backroads.com/blog/italy-colpo-daria/
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/05/is-this-going-to-kill-me-fan-death-korea/528243/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_death
http://www.slate.com/articles/life/foreigners/2013/01/fan_death_korean_moms_think_that_your_electric_fan_will_kill_you.html

Peeing on the electric fence
https://www.livescience.com/38024-electrocute-by-peeing-urine-electricity.html
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dont-whizz-on-the-electric-fence/
https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/07/it-really-possible-die-peeing-third-rail-investigation/313543/

Mama Cass choked on sandwich
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ham-and-wheeze/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass_Elliot
https://www.medicalbag.com/what-killed-em/mama-cass-elliot/article/486654/

Quicksand
https://www.britannica.com/story/how-deadly-is-quicksand
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20160323-can-quicksand-really-suck-you-to-your-death
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quicksand
https://knowledgenuts.com/2014/05/15/everything-you-know-about-quicksand-is-wrong/

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604 - Weather: NOAA's Ark

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"Lightning never strikes twice"
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/empire-state-building-lightning_us_5796c452e4b02d5d5ed2ab59
https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/faq/
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/news/topstory/2003/0107lightning.html
https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/storms/does-lightning-never-strike-same-spot-twice.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_strike

"No two snowflakes are alike"
https://sciencenotes.org/no-two-snowflakes-alike/
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/23/science/who-ever-said-no-two-snowflakes-were-alike.html
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/no-two-snowflakes-alike/
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/10/no-two-snowflakes-alike-video_n_4569491.html
https://prezi.com/krnmfvyxdx1i/snowflake-project/

Heat lightning is a phenomenon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_lightning
https://www.nssl.noaa.gov/education/svrwx101/lightning/faq/

“Swamp gas” existence
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2005/08/swamp-gas-mystery-solved
http://www.actforlibraries.org/how-and-why-swamp-gas-is-formed/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkEV1i_stD4
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsh_gas

Opening your windows during a tornado/green clouds mean a tornado incoming
https://www.wunderground.com/resources/severe/tornado_myths.asp
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/top-five-tornado-myths-debunke/61918
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/weather/resources/askjack/watorsaf.htm 
https://news.wisc.edu/curiosities-why-does-the-sky-turn-green-before-a-tornado-2/

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603 - Sports: The Five Guys Conspiracy

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Bobby Riggs threw “The Battle of the Sexes”  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_the_Sexes_(tennis)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYB4jsbgDVI
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Marcello

2002 WCF
https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-nbas-greatest-ugliest-series
http://www.espn.com/nba/news/story?id=3436401
https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/SAC/2002.html
https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/LAL/2002.html
http://www.realclearsports.com/articles/2014/04/28/did_nba_really_fix_its_playoff_games_97937-2.html

Michael Jordan gambling/Flu Game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_NBA_Finals#Game_5:_The_Flu_Game
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jordan
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1516339-jalen-rose-claims-that-michael-jordans-flu-game-was-actually-a-hangover-game
http://ballislife.com/michael-jordans-the-flu-game-aka-the-hangover-game-aka-the-poisoned-by-pizza-game/
https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1608036-michael-jordans-trainer-says-mjs-famous-flu-game-was-result-of-poisoning
https://www.bardown.com/flu-hangover-food-poising-the-real-story-behind-the-jordan-flu-game-1.780692

Cal Ripken Jr streak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cal_Ripken_Jr.
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ripkeca01.shtml
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/the-costner-of-love/

E-Sports Deaths
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/05/12-bizarre-deaths-that-video-games-caused/
http://home.hiwaay.net/~lkseitz/cvg/death.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_game_addiction#Deaths
https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2013/05/12-bizarre-deaths-that-video-games-caused/berzerk

Starcraft is the official sport of South Korea
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/939643-starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty/56438533
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-asia-35047733/video-gaming-south-korea-s-new-national-sport

602 - Survival: Nuclear Myths

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Air and water polluted/toxic
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Effects/effects14.shtml
http://www.oism.org/nwss/s73p912.htm
https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/science-behind-atom-bomb
https://www.mirion.com/introduction-to-radiation-safety/types-of-ionizing-radiation/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/nuclear-bombs-made-it-possible-to-carbon-date-human-tissue-20074710/

Nuclear Winter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_winter
https://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-winter2.htm

Alcohol protects from radiation poisoning
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691512007508
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0027510705002848
http://www.ntanet.net/myth-or-fact-will-alcohol-help-protect-against-radiation

Twinkies never spoil
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/forever-twinkies/
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/07/09/200465360/the-science-of-twinkies-how-do-they-last-so-long

Cockroaches & Cher
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/mythbusters-database/cockroaches-survive-nuclear-explosion/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/49752/could-cockroaches-really-survive-nuclear-war

Mutated animals
https://chernobylguide.com/chernobyl_mutations/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INAlUGn0RYg

Ted Taylor lit a cigarette with a nuclear explosion
http://awesci.com/nuclear-bomb-cigarette-lighter/
https://books.google.com/books?id=xitabHpRPQEC&pg=PA114&lpg=PA114&dq=ted+taylor+lit+cigarette+atomic+bomb&source=bl&ots=p0LU5_SGWD&sig=yKeUsAudRl_7vWN89N0cRSBhQZk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiu2pjp4MLbAhUGHqwKHXzuAU4Q6AEIZDAM#v=onepage&q=ted%20taylor%20lit%20cigarette%20atomic%20bomb&f=false
https://books.google.com/books?id=-1KEClJx4EsC&pg=PA141&lpg=PA141&dq=ted+taylor+lit+cigarette+atomic+bomb&source=bl&ots=7gjHKUNZDK&sig=Ti84Qj9o16DwfR5WXOn1_VDl1Ss&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiu2pjp4MLbAhUGHqwKHXzuAU4Q6AEIZzAN#v=onepage&q&f=false
https://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/05/us/theodore-taylor-a-designer-of-abombs-who-turned-against-them-dies-at-79.html

601 - Facebook Roundup!

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"Popeyes Manager put cocaine in breading"
https://www.business2community.com/us-news/popeyes-manager-arrested-dipping-chicken-cocaine-fake-news-01837609
https://channel22news.com/popeyes-manager-arrested-for-allegedly-dipping-chicken-in-cocaine-based-flour-to-increase-business-sales/

“Principal Mamasai Mamakusa Expel Two Children for Wearing Crucifixes." 
https://www.facebook.com/thelastlineofdefense/photos/a.1971813286411435.1073741829.1677069712552462/2131613630431399/?type=3&theater
https://americaslastlineofdefense.org/about/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=297&v=4Uj3zitETs4

“Angry Woman Cuts Off Man's Penis for Not Making Eye Contact During Sex”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/shania-jones-cross-eyed-arrest/

"Man survives for over a year without eating and only fasting”
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/survive-without-eating-382-days/

"Tom Cruise didn't know you could watch porn on the internet"
https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/tom-cruise-had-no-idea-you-could-watch-porn-on-the-internet/news-story/fa55d030f162a019f8220753712580a6

"Buzz Aldrin admits we didn’t go to the moon"