‘TIL Astronaut Jack Schmidt Discovered He Was Allergic to Moon Dust, Which Is a Thing….’
“Jack Schmidt, loading an epipen and climbing back into the shuttle: Moon’s an allergen.”
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No, the Loch Ness Monster’s Existence is Not ‘Plausible’
On July 26 2022, several misleading reports appeared to confirm that the existence of the Loch Ness monster was “plausible,” following a new discovery.
‘Saturn as Captured from a Backyard Telescope’
A popular Facebook image purportedly was a photo of Saturn, “as captured from a backyard telescope.”
‘Most Detailed Image of a Human Cell’
A viral post claimed to show the most detailed image of a human cell to date, but reverse image search told a different story.
Nikola Tesla ‘369 Theory’
The concept of “manifesting” has become popular on platforms like TikTok, and posts often mention a purported Nikola Tesla quote about “369” and the “secrets of the universe.”
Thursday, October, and 8 PM Are All the Same?
A tweet observing that “Thursday, October, and 8:00pm are all the same” proved wildly popular — but why?