40 Deceptive Little Myths and Misconceptions That Tried to Make Fools of Us All
These lies posing as truths almost got us!
They don’t call us the fact filters for nothin’!
Who calls us that? Everyone! Jim, Larry, our moms, little Ron down at the bakery. Everyone who’s read one of our many myth-busting lists and thanked us profusely for replacing the myths in their heads with cold, hard facts.
Trust us, you’ll be sending us an engraved “Fact Filter” sign for our office door after this list does a little myth-to-fact switcheroo in your brain.
Gossip
Kenya
Erin Brockovich
Argo
Austin Powers
Body Dysmorphia
Stereotypes
Inverted Crosses
Weddings
Coral
Pentagrams
Dogs
Dating
Cats
Comets
Blue Giant
Immigration
Suicide
The Fourth of July
Female Drivers
Incest
George Washington
Mickey Mouse
Fortune Cookies
Addiction
Divorce
Attractiveness
Braveheart
Aileen Wuornos
Ancient Egypt
Lawrence of Arabia
Gated Communities
Military Grade
Metabolism
The Danish Girl
Mental Health
The Sides of the Brain
Skipping Breakfast
Big Bend National Park
Source: National Park Service