MOS: Dorks
Legends about mythical monsters don’t always come from oral tradition that fertilizes a newt into a dragon. Sometimes people really goddamn saw that sea monster. […]
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MOS: Mary Toft’s Baby Bunnies
I’m still scratching my head over this whole “woman giving birth to rabbits” hoax. This happened and it hurt my brain, so now it’s gonna […]
MOS: Bread and Revolutions
In all likelihood, Marie Antoinette never said ‘let them eat cake’ when she was told the people had no bread. Great story though. Royalty really […]
MOS: The Perverted Penguins of Adélie
We need to get back to the scientific basics here: animals stickin’ it in weird and wild holes. Today’s Moment of Science… Perverted Penguins. It’s […]
MOS: The Plight of the Mosquito Magnet
Have you ever dealt with a swarm of airborne bloodsuckers that, for no apparent reason, ignored everyone else in your group while honing in on […]
MOS: Spiders and Late Night Snacks
The thing about my job is that people ask me to debunk all sorts of nonsense. When you get to the bottom of some of […]
MOS: Berserk Llama Syndrome
‘Berserk llamas accepting you as one of their own’ may sound like the plot of a Disney movie. But then they try to curb stomp your neck.
MOS: Molotov Cocktails
Out of 1,900 Russian tanks taken by Finland in the Winter War, 400 were wrecked by fires, most of which were caused by Molotov cocktails.
MOS: Kary Mullis & Nobel Disease
Mullis claimed to have seen a fluorescent talking raccoon right before he believed he’d been abducted by aliens.
MOS: Disinformation
Beyond the firehosing of disinformation from the Kremlin, war is a chaotic situation that doesn’t lend itself well to getting fast, accurate information.