510 - Remedies: The Old Fashioned Way

Episode link

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:

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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508 - Animals: Bad to the Bone

Episode link

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/

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

504 - Sports: Get Hoffa my Case!

Babe ruth was fat and ate hotdogs during games
https://vinepair.com/articles/were-not-the-only-ones-drinking-during-a-baseball-game/
http://www.baseballreliquary.org/about/collections/babe-ruth-hot-dog/
http://www.neatorama.com/2015/02/26/12-Facts-You-Might-Not-Know-About-Babe-Ruth/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth#Minor_league,_Baltimore_Orioles

Football pads and helmets do more harm than good
https://chhs.unh.edu/khl/2015-02/keeping-their-heads-out-game
http://www.sportingnews.com/nfl/news/nfl-concussions-football-helmets-risk-taking-behavior-brain-injury-helmetless-tackling-technique-lawsuit/15srtbuzodfbk10tkmhxm8ayr7
‎www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/even-more-evidence-that-football-causes-brain-injury-27116959/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/are-modern-football-helmets-any-safer-than-old-school-leather-ones-52942951/
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/theres-no-such-thing-as-a-concussion-proof-helmet-11290796/
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/06/opinion/the-dangers-of-safety-equipment.html

Jimmy Hoffa buried under giants stadium
https://www.npr.org/2015/07/06/420595057/vendetta-recalls-the-ruthless-rivalry-between-bobby-kennedy-jimmy-hoffa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_local
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Brotherhood_of_Teamsters
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Hoffa
http://www.history.com/news/history-lists/9-places-jimmy-hoffa-probably-isnt-buried
http://www.theoaklandpress.com/general-news/20130617/mob-underboss-says-jimmy-hoffa-was-buried-alive-at-dig-site-in-oakland-township

The Football War
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_War
https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/football/2007/feb/21/theknowledge.sport

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

501 - Facebook Roundup: Bogus Bitcoin

Check out the episode here

"Fake News" vs. "Clickbait" vs. "Satire

Finger Circle Arrest
https://www.huzlers.com/man-arrested-after-showing-officer-finger-circle-when-asked-for-his-license-registration/
https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/wj8e74/searching-for-the-man-behind-the-circle-game
https://www.oddee.com/item_96578.aspx

Chocolate will go Extinct in 40 Years
https://www.snopes.com/chocolate-extinct-40-years/
https://www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-and/climate-chocolate
https://www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar5/wg2/WGIIAR5-PartA_FINAL.pdf 

Facebook Privacy Content
https://www.snopes.com/computer/facebook/privacy.asp#examples
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/facebook-copyright-hoax-copy-paste-copyright-facebook-message/story?id=17811357
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/viral-facebook-privacy-notice-is-a-hoax/ 
https://www.snopes.com/legal/privacy.asp

Somewhere Over the Rainbow is about the Holocaust
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over_the_Rainbow
https://www.snopes.com/somewhere-over-rainbow-holocaust/ 
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/story/life/faith/2014/12/10/somewhere-rainbow-jewish-perspective/20104523/ 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yip_Harburg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Arlen

Meth Lab
http://www.decaturalabamausa.com/departments/police-department/
https://www.snopes.com/meth-lab-alabama-walmart/
https://policelocator.com/la/east-jefferson-levee-district-police-department/

Chuck-E-Cheese's Tokens sold as Bitcoin
https://consumerist.com/2016/10/05/chuck-e-cheeses-switches-from-tokens-to-stored-value-cards-annoys-token-lovers/
https://bitcoin.org/en/
https://archive.is/ekQXW
https://www.snopes.com/chuck-e-cheese-bitcoin/

FBI Murder/Suicide
http://thedailyhaze.com/fbi-agent-michael-brown-murder-suicide/
https://www.snopes.com/fbi-agent-murder-suicide/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Gazette
https://www.snopes.com/2016/01/14/fake-news-sites/