Rumor Flies

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Rumor Flies comically addresses the origins, evolution, and veracity of your favorite rumors, myths, and misconceptions. Tune in for more research, stories, and unsolicited commentary! Participation encouraged.

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410 - Body: Baldy Finale

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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

408 - Death: They Live!

407 - Gross Myths: "Dreaded" Spiders

406 - Sayings: xX420YoLoXx Edition

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"Rule of Thumb"
http://www.stuffmomnevertoldyou.com/blogs/where-does-rule-of-thumb-come-from-not-legalized-wife-beating.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_thumb
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/rule-of-thumb.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0BjpUhPg9g

"Handicapped"
http://www.snopes.com/language/offense/handicap.asp
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=handicap

"Cracker"
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/07/01/197644761/word-watch-on-crackers
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cracker_(pejorative)
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Cracker

"Whole Nine Yards"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_whole_nine_yards

"Buck"
http://www.snopes.com/language/offense/buck.asp
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/03/dollar-called-buck/
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-b-bradshaw/all-that-moola_b_6007430.html

"Tips"
http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2012/09/what-is-the-origin-of-the-word-tip-as-in-leaving-a-tip/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backronym
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gratuity

"Saved by the Bell"
http://mentalfloss.com/article/55688/6-widely-repeated-phrase-origins-debunked
https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/saved-by-the-bell.html
http://www.businessinsider.com/phrase-origins-that-are-wrong-2015-1

"420" (Blaze it!)
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Stoner-Chic-Traces-Origin-To-San-Rafael-2763464.php
http://articles.latimes.com/2002/apr/20/news/mn-39055

"Marmalade"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmalade
https://www.dailywritingtips.com/a-sweet-story-about-marmalade/
 

405 - Nautical Survival: He Cheated

404 - History: Taft Tub and Jumbo

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Napoleon was short.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuality_of_Adolf_Hitler
https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/1075950/adolf-hitler-had-a-bizarre-sexual-fetish-and-it-is-truly-disgusting/

Hitler's "Sexual Preferences"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexuality_of_Adolf_Hitler
https://www.thesun.co.uk/archives/news/1075950/adolf-hitler-had-a-bizarre-sexual-fetish-and-it-is-truly-disgusting/

The Pope's Fish Farm
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2012/04/05/150061991/lust-lies-and-empire-the-fishy-tale-behind-eating-fish-on-friday
http://www.thecowshow.com/2010/02/real-reason-catholics-dont-eat-meat-on.html?m=1

"Taft Tub"
https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/why-william-howard-taft-was-probably-never-stuck-in-his-bathtub/
http://www.history.com/news/ask-history/did-william-howard-taft-really-get-stuck-in-a-bathtub
https://triviahappy.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/taftsbathtub.jpg

LBJ's MANY Character Eccentricities
http://www.cracked.com/article_18945_6-presidential-secrets-your-history-teacher-didnt-mention.html
http://gawker.com/lbj-was-obsessed-with-his-dick-1694599317
http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2015/03/ldb-white-house-shower
https://newrepublic.com/article/131117/presidential-penis-short-history
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/07/lyndon-johnson-penis-caro-colbert_n_3231131.html
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/03/presidential-campaigns-sexual-innuendo-history-213716
http://time.com/4342019/drunk-president-history/
http://mentalfloss.com/article/18463/lbj-president-who-marked-his-territory

 

403 - Snapple Fact Check!

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Fact #14: "Camel’s milk does not curdle"
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/exploring-the-dromedairy-camels-and-their-milk/
http://www.fao.org/docrep/003/t0755e/t0755e00.htm#TopOfPage

Fact #27: "A ball of glass will bounce higher than a ball of rubber"
https://sciencenotes.org/why-a-glass-ball-bounces-higher-than-a-rubber-ball/

Fact #46: "Elephants are the only mammals that can’t jump"
http://www.sciencemag.org/news/sifter/elephants-can-t-jump-and-here-s-why
https://www.livescience.com/54606-why-elephants-cannot-jump.html

Fact #57: "You blink over 10 million times in a year"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/30/why-do-we-blink-so-much-mental-rest_n_2377720.html

Fact #77: "No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times"

Fact #86: "Until the 19th century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia"
http://www.charm.ru/coins/misc/teamoney.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tea_brick#Use_as_currency

Fact #98: "When the moon is directly overhead, you weigh less"
https://www.quora.com/Why-do-we-weigh-less-when-the-moon-is-directly-overhead

Fact #237: "The number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds, plus 37, will give you the current air temperature"
https://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/cricket.html
http://www.snopes.com/science/cricket.asp

Fact #123: "Beavers were once the size of bears"

Fact #250: Mongolians invented Lemonade around 1299 A.D. 
http://www.cliffordawright.com/caw/food/entries/display.php/id/95/
Pink lemonade: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unusual-origins-pink-lemonade-180960145/

Fact #270: "Colors like red, yellow, and orange make you hungry"
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0195666311006957
http://www.businessinsider.com/why-are-fast-food-signs-red-2015-9

List of Snapple facts: https://www.snapple.com/real-facts
 

402 - Forensics ft. The Mad Scientist Podcast!

401 - Facebook Round-Up

"Guy in forest" video

Defining "fake news": 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fake_news

Fantastic NPR piece about the creation/dissemination of "fake news": 
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2016/11/23/503146770/npr-finds-the-head-of-a-covert-fake-news-operation-in-the-suburbs

Morgue employees cremated while taking a nap
http://www.snopes.com/morgue-employee-cremated-nap/
"Fake news" coverage:
http://worldnewsdailyreport.com/morgue-employee-cremated-by-mistake-while-taking-a-nap/
http://tribuneonlineng.com/morgue-employee-cremated-mistake-taking-nap/
http://empirenews.net/morgue-employee-cremated-by-mistake-while-taking-a-nap-during-his-break/  

Fidget spinners can kill your children (Combination of "questionable" and "fake news" sites)
http://tamararubin.com/?s=fidget&submit&paged=5
http://www.americasfreedomfighters.com/2017/06/01/alert-throw-away-fidget/
http://freedomlibertynews.com/warning-throw-away-fidget-spinners-authorities-confirm-new-report-show-can-kill-child/
https://www.worldnewspolitics.com/2017/06/03/new-report-says-fidget-spinners-can-kill-child/

Clear parasite in Dasani water
http://theconversation.com/the-top-ten-parasites-that-could-be-lurking-in-your-food-29015

Raccoon used to bypass breathalyzer
http://www.snopes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/raccoon-dui.jpg
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/11901890/Man-uses-raccoon-to-get-around-a-breathalyser-and-is-then-attacked-by-it.html
http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2015/09/30/man-uses-raccoon-to-get-around-a-breathalyser-and-is-then-attacked-by-it/
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/drunk-naval-officer-uses-raccoon-6548820

Pokemon go stabbing
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/07/13/pokmon-go-addict-stabbed-while-playing-refuses-to-get-treatment/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3686906/Pok-mon-addict-22-stabbed-playing-game-refuses-treatment-continue-quest-catch-em-all.html
http://www.oregonlive.com/forest-grove/index.ssf/2016/07/forest_grove_police_log_15.html