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If you believe that mice love cheese, rabbits love carrots, and elephants love peanuts...you're wrong. Here are six incorrect beliefs about what animals like to eat.

We're separating fact from fiction when it comes to these deadly diseases.

Ever follow a strategy to try to get free upgrades on a flight? Those “hacks” might not actually work after all.

These common myths continue to spread each winter.

How much water should you really drink a day? Well, it’s complicated.

The inhabitants of the Sunshine State may not be as old or kooky as you think.

The details of the story—both small and big—have been interpreted in different ways, some of which have no evidence at all.

Don’t believe everything you hear while in the kitchen—even if it’s an old trick your grandma swears by.

People get a lot wrong about this secretive government agency.

From blue balls to broken hymens, there’s a lot people don’t understand about sex.

The stories might sound interesting, but they’re not all necessarily the truth. Here are five misconceptions about how popular phrases were invented.

We all remember playing ‘The Oregon Trail’ on our old computers, but how accurate was that game to real life?

Pop culture gets a fair bit wrong about higher education.

Aging might seem scary, but you probably don’t have all of the facts.

Breaking down the truth behind common Mount Everest beliefs.

Were the 1970s a low-tech era? And did everyone actually hate disco?

There are a lot of misconceptions about the Arctic, from the whole concept of the North Pole, to the number of penguins who live there.

How accurate are Jane Austen novels in representing the actual Regency Era? Not very, as it turns out.

Do you have to wear black to a funeral? Does a procession always end at a cemetery? We answer all of the burning questions you might have never thought to ask about funerals.