705 - Animals: Insect-anity

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Are insects animals?
http://teachersinstitute.yale.edu/curriculum/units/1995/5/95.05.08.x.html
https://www.uky.edu/Ag/Entomology/ythfacts/4h/unit1/intro.htm

Bees die after stinging/venom can keep injecting after stinger separates
https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2015/11/16/how-and-why-honey-bees-make-the-ultimate-sacrifice-when-they-sting-you/#710ab64a6346
https://www.terminix.com/blog/science-nature/do-bees-die-after-stinging/
http://www.chm.bris.ac.uk/webprojects2001/loveridge/index-page8.html

Ultrasonic Devices and Insects
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_pest_control
https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2001/05/ftc-warns-manufacturers-and-retailers-ultrasonic-pest-control

Mosquitos and HIV Transmission
https://www.nature.com/scitable/blog/viruses101/why_cant_mosquitos_transmit_hiv
https://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/whatishiv.html
https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/outdoor/mosquito-borne/default.html
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/if-a-used-needle-can-tran/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10554479
http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~insects/aids.htm

Black Widows
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrodectus
https://www.pri.org/stories/2013-05-06/size-matters-black-widow-spider-sexual-cannibalism
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/09/animals-spiders-black-widows-cannibals/

Grasshoppers turn into Locusts
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Locust
https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/a-brain-chemical-changes-locusts-from-harmless-grasshoppers-to-swarming-pests
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/when-grasshoppers-go-bibl/

704 - Space: Black Holes Singin'

Effects of Vacuum of Space on Humans
http://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2013/space-human-body/
https://www.iflscience.com/space/what-would-happen-your-body-space-without-spacesuit/
https://www.businessinsider.com/how-long-human-survive-outer-space-without-spacesuit-2017-5

Dark Side of the Moon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Far_side_of_the_Moon
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidal_locking
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_mare

The Great Wall from Space
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2017/02/12/the-myth-that-the-great-wall-of-china-is-visible-from-space-originated-before-anyone-had-ever-been-into-space/
https://www.nasa.gov/vision/space/workinginspace/great_wall.html

Black Holes are in the key of B Flat
https://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2003/09sep_blackholesounds
https://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/universe/black_hole_sound.html

Luxor in Vegas
https://www.reviewjournal.com/life/luxor-light-serves-as-beacon-for-millions-of-las-vegas-strip-visitors/
https://gamboool.com/luxor-light-can-you-see-the-luxor-sky-beam-from-space-and-what-is-the-light-bill-on-that-thing

703 - Snapple Fact Check 3: The Checkening

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1263: The only thing that can scratch a diamond is a diamond
https://www.scienceabc.com/pure-sciences/graphite-soft-diamond-structure-properties-hard-carbon-allotrope-tetrahedral-layers.html
https://interestingengineering.com/two-layered-graphene-becomes-harder-than-diamond-upon-impact

1375: There have been three Olympic games held in countries that no longer exist
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games#List_of_Summer_Olympic_Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_Olympic_Games#List_of_Winter_Olympic_Game

270: Colors like red, yellow and orange make you hungry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1muwy1vQ5Q
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_psychology
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666311006957
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4383146/

677: a full grown tree produces enough oxygen to support a family of 4
https://www.thoughtco.com/how-much-oxygen-does-one-tree-produce-606785
https://www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth/how-many-trees-does-it-take-to-produce-oxygen-for-one-person/

679: A tiger’s night vision is six times better than a human’s
https://www.nationalgeographic.com.au/animals/tiger-facts.aspx
https://futurism.com/uk-woman-extra-cone-cell-her-eyes-can-see-more-colors

744: Polar bears can smell a seal from 20 miles away
http://zooologist.com/how-far-can-a-polar-bear-smell-polar-bear-smell/
https://animals.sandiegozoo.org/animals/polar-bear

819: Children grow faster in Springtime
https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/childs-growth.html

993: powerful earthquakes can make the earth spin faster
https://www.space.com/11115-japan-earthquake-shortened-earth-days.html
http://mpe.dimacs.rutgers.edu/2013/05/04/why-do-earthquakes-change-the-speed-of-rotation-of-the-earth/
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2011/03/110316-japan-earthquake-shortened-days-earth-axis-spin-nasa-science/

701 - Multi Level Marketing Survey

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Vector Marketing/Cutco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cutco
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vector_Marketing
https://www.cutco.com/company/aboutUs.jsp
https://www.vectormarketing.com/work-for-students/
https://www.independent.com/news/2011/aug/02/company-cuts-both-ways/
https://mlmcompanies.org/vector-marketing/
http://loyolaphoenix.com/2016/10/students-question-companys-campus-recruiting

Herbalife

Le-vel Thrive
https://www.lazymanandmoney.com/le-vel-thrive-scam/
https://annals.org/aim/fullarticle/1789253/enough-enough-stop-wasting-money-vitamin-mineral-supplements

Lularoe
https://www.businessinsider.com/lularoe-legging-empire-mounting-debt-top-sellers-flee-2018-11?r=UK
https://www.talentedladiesclub.com/articles/how-can-you-make-money-with-mlm-lularoe-why-the-sums-dont-add-up/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9jTaOLct2E

702 - Food: Honey, I Micro-dosed the Kids

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Local honey allergen resistance
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/10/health/10really.html
https://www.webmd.com/allergies/features/does-honey-help-prevent-allergies

Milk is best for good bone health (doot doot)
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/what-should-you-eat/calcium-and-milk/calcium-full-story/
https://www.everydayhealth.com/columns/johannah-sakimura-nutrition-sleuth/is-milk-really-bad-for-your-bones/
https://www.bmj.com/content/349/bmj.g6015
https://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/10-calcium-rich-foods

Thanksgiving turkey will knock you out
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.livescience.com/41543-thanksgiving-myth-busted-eating-turkey-won-t-make-you-sleepy.html

“Five Second Rule”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-second_rule
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/aug/09/health/la-he-capsule-20100809
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/09/13/the-five-second-rule-for-eating-food-scientists-just-demonstrated-how-gross-it-is/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.b7f7f3a377e6

Salted ice lowers temperature/salt melts ice on roads
https://www.google.com/amp/s/stuffexplained.wordpress.com/2012/08/06/adding_salt_to_ice_in_a_cooler/amp/

Emergen-C
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/emergen-c#what-it-is
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323550.php
https://www.health.com/cold-flu-sinus/does-emergenc-work

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

510 - Remedies: The Old Fashioned Way

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Hiccup remedies
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3114667/
http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/why-do-we-hiccup/
http://civiceducation.clevelandclinic.org/Student-Projects/Student-Projects/2014-Fact-or-Fiction-Does-Scaring-A-Person-Get-Rid.aspx

Tongue on roof of mouth cures brain-freeze
https://www.npr.org/sections/waitwait/2012/01/20/145532490/how-to-cure-brain-freeze
https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news/2017/04/how-to-stop-a-brain-freeze-in-its-tracks
https://www.quora.com/What-is-a-brain-freeze-and-does-putting-the-thumb-on-the-roof-of-your-mouth-help-it-go-away

Epsom salt cures
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5579607/
https://www.painscience.com/articles/epsom-salts.php

Feed a cold, starve a fever

Yogurt scam

509 - Survival:

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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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508 - Animals: Bad to the Bone

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Piranhas eat humans to the bone
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/pacu-testicle-biting-fish/
https://www.opefe.com/mythpira.html
http://www.extremescience.com/piranha.htm
https://youtu.be/go2op7E73C4

Daddy longlegs are the most venmous
https://www.livescience.com/33625-daddy-longlegs-spiders-poisonous.html
http://spiders.ucr.edu/daddylonglegs.html

Koalas are too f*ing high
https://www.savethekoala.com/about-koalas/frequently-asked-questions 
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucalyptol?wprov=sfla1 
https://www.savethekoala.com/about-koalas/koalas-diet-digestion 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koala 

Possums hang from their tails
http://www.dictionary.com/e/possum-opossum/
ttps://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/opossums-hang-upside-tails/

Flamingos are white
http://www.sciencefocus.com/qa/why-are-flamingos-pink
https://www.thoughtco.com/why-are-flamingos-pink-607870
https://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/04/150417-black-flamingo-cyprus-birds-genetics-animals-science/