Stories tagged "myth"

Does the flickering of CFL bulbs cause headaches?

Unfortuantely, email is often used to “forward” along bogus and down-right ridiculous myths and lies. And, it seems as if Barack Obama has been the inspiration for a lot of these “bogus emails” lately. Here's the five most ridiculous Obama myths

The idea that man is responsible for global warming might be the biggest myth of all time. The higher temperatures could be a normal happening. Take a look.

When it comes to Linux there are 3 kinds of people, those who never heard of it, those who are afraid of it, and those who hate it and spread falsities about it.

Two Bigfoot hunters claim they have the body of one and plan to release a photo and what they claim is DNA evidence at a news conference in Palo Alto on Friday. The Bigfoot is claimed to have been found in the woods of northern Georgia by Matthew Whitton

....while I pondered, weak and weary,Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.''Tis some visitor,' I muttered, 'tapping

Obesity experts agree that daily exercise is essential for good health, but whether it can successfully lead to long-term weight loss is a question of much debate

Becoming an adult is not the great milestone that it's made out to be. In fact, most of the false assumptions of childhood are just carried over there piecemeal.

The eerie mysterious glow of light and hissing roar of the wind observed in the earth's polar latitudes is called the Northern Lights aka Aurora Borealis, named after the enchanting goddess of Dawn (Aurora) and the North (Borealis.) Folklore surrounds

A few years ago I started finding sticks around the yard covered with strange messages that looked like they had been seared right into the wood. It turned out that