509 - Survival:

Episode link

Hypothermia
https://www.mayoclinic.org/first-aid/first-aid-hypothermia/basics/ART-20056624?p=1
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health/cold-weather-safety-older-adults
https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/5-ways-treating-hypothermia-are-actually-dangerous-myths
https://www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/hypocold.shtml

Build a fire in a cave for warmth
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/shropshire/8390848.stm
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/02/the-first-fire/515427/
https://www.outdoorlife.com/articles/survival/2016/04/dead-wrong-26-survival-myths-can-get-you-killed

Eat snow to hydrate
http://boreal.net/articles/cold-weather-research/do-not-eat-snow-another-survival-myth.php

Myths about building fires rub 2 sticks, nose grease, use thumbnail to test)
https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/survivalist/2013/09/fire-building-5-myths-friction-fire

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507 - Pirate Myths

Episode

Pirate Accent (yarrrr!)
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0628579/?ref_=nv_sr_1
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/09/120919-talk-like-a-pirate-day-news-history/
http://dialectblog.com/2011/05/24/pirate-accent/

Burying Treasure
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buried_treasure
http://www.theidioms.com/x-marks-the-spot/
William_Kidd

Eyepatch Usage
https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323646604578404581544768850?mod=itp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eyepatch
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rahmah_ibn_Jabir_Al_Jalhami

Walk the Plank
http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/pirate-life/walking-the-plank/
https://www.history.com/news/ask-history/did-pirates-really-make-people-walk-the-plank

Upside Barrel for Air
http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/mythbusters-database/use-a-capsized-boat-as-a-submarine/

Blackbeard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbeard

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506 - Video Game Myths w/ Holden McNeely

Check out the episode here

Shen Long
http://streetfighter.wikia.com/wiki/Sheng_Long
https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/streetfighter/images/8/82/ShengLongEGMScan.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/280?cb=20100831154904

ET: The Video Game buried in the desert for crashing the game industry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ew8j62WaZ7Q

Blow on cartridge, toothpaste on CD
https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/12/8/16748644/blow-on-catridges-good-bad-nes-n64-games
https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/geeks-weigh-in-can-you-fix-a-scratched-cd-with-toothpaste-nb/

Polybius and others (lavendar town syndrome, NO2, petscop, etc)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1998/06/23/drug-tinged-ads-pulled/716f2749-d338-4aa3-a91c-08f7f9056108/?utm_term=.5831da0b9943
https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Polybius

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505 - Gross Myths: Maggot Brain

Episode

Candiru
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160104-does-the-candiru-fish-really-eat-human-penises
http://www.americanjournalofsurgery.com/article/S0002-9610(30)90912-9/pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candiru#cite_note-8

Flesh-Eating Bananas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necrotizing_fasciitis#Risk_factors
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/banana-fits/
https://www.pri.org/stories/2011-12-02/mozambique-flesh-eating-bananas-hoax-goes-viral
http://weeklyworldnews.com/headlines/41025/flesh-eating-bananas/

Marilyn Manson had 2 Ribs Removed/Was in Wonder Years
https://www.alternativenation.net/marilyn-manson-finally-reacts-rumors-sucked-dick/
http://www.ladbible.com/more/celebrity-marilyn-manson-did-he-get-some-ribs-removed-to-suck-himself-off-20160617
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0767606/

Pool water "Urine detector" and "cleanliness"
http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/pee-chlorine-red-eyes-swimming-pools-cdc-1.3127865
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/piscine-of-the-crime/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urine-indicator_dye#cite_note-snopes-1
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/mar/01/how-much-pee-is-in-our-swimming-pools-new-urine-test-reveals-the-truth

Maggots in the Brain
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2365158/Horrified-woman-27-discovers-headaches-scratching-sounds-inside-head-FLESH-EATING-MAGGOTS.htm
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5127965/Homeless-woman-maggot-invested-head-gets-help.html
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/01/maggots-worms-hair-weave-hoax_n_4191200.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2365158/Horrified-woman-27-discovers-headaches-scratching-sounds-inside-head-FLESH-EATING-MAGGOTS.html
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/maggot-brain/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cochliomyia_hominivorax
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/insects-on-the-brain/
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ferrero-rocher-chocolates-maggots-video/

Pigs Eating Humans
https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/433815/Farmer-eaten-alive-pigs-shocking-attack-Romania
https://nypost.com/2013/11/29/mobster-left-to-be-eaten-alive-by-pigs/
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-italy-mafia-pigs/italian-mafia-fed-man-alive-to-pigs-police-say-idUSBRE9AR0M820131129
http://www.mailtribune.com/article/20150421/NEWS/150429879

503 - Hyper Soy Bois

Here's a link to the episode!

Soy Bois

https://www.menshealth.com/nutrition/soys-negative-effects
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18650557
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18558591
http://www.testofuel.com/tf/does-soy-lower-testosterone/
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/soy-boy-insult-what-is-definition-far-right-men-masculinity-women-a8027816.html
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21353476
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20378106
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19524224
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11352776
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-sperm/sperm-count-falling-sharply-in-developed-world-researchers-say-idUSKBN1AA28K
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-brewery_syndrome
https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/auto-brewery-syndrome-teetotal-teesville-man-6148233

Cooking with Aluminum Causes Alzheimers

https://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_myths_about_alzheimers.asp
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2809081/
https://www.alz.org/alzheimers_disease_causes_risk_factors.asp
http://awm.com/doctors-now-have-warning-if-you-use-aluminum-foil-stop-it-or-face-deadly-consequences/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221971690_Risk_Assessment_of_Using_Aluminum_Foil_in_Food_Preparation
ttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21699960

Sugar makes children "hyper" // Sugar coma

https://www.livescience.com/55754-does-sugar-make-kids-hyper.html
http://www.psypost.org/2018/01/study-suggests-sugar-coma-real-glucose-ingestion-leads-worse-cognitive-performance-50514
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031938417304328
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/08/08/540923229/gnawing-questions-is-sugar-from-fruit-the-same-as-sugar-from-candy

Hotdog "spare parts"

http://www.hot-dog.org/culture/how-hot-dogs-are-made
ttp://www.hot-dog.org/resources/Hot-Dog-Ingredients-Guide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_dog

502 - Snapple Fact Check 2: Camelflage

Venus fly trap can eat a whole cheeseburger (880)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venus_flytrap#Carnivory
http://www.vitaminsestore.com/venus-fly-trap-benefits-side-effects-reviews-and-dosage/
https://txtriffidranch.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/absolute-surefire-steps-to-kill-your-venus-flytrap-step-6/

Average human dream lasts only 2 to 3 seconds (830)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmRGNunPj3c
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream#The_neurobiology_of_dreaming
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19794431
https://www.quora.com/How-long-do-dreams-last
https://sleep.org/articles/how-often-dreams/

The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows (85)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/3668700/Solved-Why-Mona-Lisa-doesnt-have-eyebrows.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isleworth_Mona_Lisa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Lisa

Lifespan of a tastebud is 10 days (62)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taste_bud
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16843606

Thomas Jefferson invented the coat hanger (868)
https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/clothes-rack
https://www.henkerman.com.au/blogs/blog/history-of-the-clothes-hanger

Wild camels roamed Arizona’s deserts (848)
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/whatever-happened-wild-camels-american-west-180956176/
https://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/states/arizona/2011-02-15-1042942857_x.htm

410 - Body: Baldy Finale

Check out the episode here

Color of Mucous Indicates what's up
https://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/the-truth-about-mucus#1
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/dont-judge-your-mucus-by-its-color-201602089129

"The Triangle of Death" Pimple Popping
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavernous_sinus_thrombosis
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meninges
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger_triangle_of_the_face#cite_note-9
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavernous_sinus

90% of Body Heat Leaves Through your Head
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/dec/17/medicalresearch-humanbehaviour
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130708-is-most-heat-lost-from-your-head

"No Fap Challenge" Results in more Testosterone.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4375873/
https://www.livestrong.com/article/270042-how-is-the-level-of-testosterone-in-the-blood-controlled/
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/women-who-stray/201307/your-brain-porn-its-not-addictive
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12659241?dopt=Abstract
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Ya67aLaaCc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF82AwSDiU
http://www.livescience.com/32445-why-do-guys-get-sleepy-after-sex.html
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.psychologytoday.com/blog/women-who-stray/201503/the-nofap-phenomenon%3famp
https://psychcentral.com/lib/does-masturbation-cause-blindness/

Mother's Father Determines Baldness
https://www.hairsciencescenter.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/norwood011.gif
https://www.hairsciencescenter.com/baldness-gene-come-mother-father/
 

409 - Animals: Turkettes

Listen to the episode here!

Funny bee comic

Parrot used in court case

"Hate Beak" - A band with an African Grey Parrot as the front"man"

Duck Quacks don't echo
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2004/05/06/1102602.htm
https://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/duckecho.asp

Praying mantis female eats male’s head after sex
https://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/mantis1.asp
https://entomologytoday.org/2013/12/22/do-female-praying-mantises-always-eat-the-males/
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/weirdest-praying-mantis

Bees die after Stinging
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee_sting 

Camel's Store Water in their Humps
https://asknature.org/strategy/blood-cells-protect-from-dehydration/#.WgIeT2hSzIU
http://www.animalplanet.com/wild-animals/do-camels-really-store-water-in-their-humps/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/What-does-the-camel-store-in-its-hump/articleshow/6882273.cms
https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/camel.html

Dog Years
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/one-human-year-does-not-equal-seven-dog-years-180952929/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aging_in_dogs

Turkeys are so Dumb they can Drown when it Rains
https://www.google.com/amp/s/gizmodo.com/did-ben-franklin-want-the-turkey-to-be-our-national-sym-1661300334/amp
http://mentalfloss.com/article/53966/7-facts-about-turkeys
https://www.snopes.com/critters/wild/turkey.asp
http://mentalfloss.com/article/53966/7-facts-about-turkeys
 

110 - Alcohol: Totally Scientific Experiments

Musical Guest: Joystick

Dark Myths podcast of the month: Pete's Paranormal Chronicles

Light versus Dark liquor
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2009-12/ace-bvv121209.php

Breathlyzer, Penny Vs. Charcoal
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/car-driving-safety/safety-regulatory-devices/can-a-penny-help-pass-breathalyzer.htm
http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/ie402504u?journalCode=iecred

Beer Before Liquor
http://pubs.niaaa.nih.gov/publications/AA72/AA72.htm

100 proof test
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunpowder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTzcd6D0cTA

Diet Drinks
http://www.drugandalcoholdependence.com/article/S0376-8716(15)01697-X/abstract
http://www.cnbc.com/2015/11/25/diet-soda-mixers-make-you-seem-drunker-research.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3332208/Why-diet-mixers-drunk-FASTER-Artificial-sweeteners-increase-quickly-alcohol-gets-blood-stream.html

Alcoholic Food