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Skeptoid

The true science behind our most popular urban legends. Historical mysteries, paranormal claims, popular science myths, aliens and UFO reports, conspiracy theories, and worthless alternative medicine schemes... Skeptoid has you covered. From the sublime to the startling, no topic is sacred. Weekly since 2006.

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Skeptoid #566: The Mercury Rivers of Emperor Qin Shi...

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2017/04/11

A miniature of all China's waterways in liquid mercury is said to be at the heart of the First Emperor's tomb.

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13:59

Skeptoid #565: The Shag Harbour UFO

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2017/04/04

Comparing the actual evidence to the Canadian claim of best evidence for alien visitation.

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13:34

Skeptoid #564: Into Thin Error

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2017/03/28

Skeptoid issues another round of corrections to past episodes.

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12:48

Skeptoid #563: Grounding the Ghost of Flight 401

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2017/03/21

The unexpected facts behind this famous ghost story from the 1970s.

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14:23

Skeptoid #562: Rhino Horn: Cure or Curse?

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2017/03/14

Rhinos are still being killed for their horns, but probably not for the reasons you thought.

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Skeptoid #561: Beethoven's Hair

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2017/03/07

Popular stories claim Beethoven died of lead poisoning, but the science so far doesn't hold up.

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13:40

Skeptoid #560: Remembering the Mandela Effect

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2017/02/28

Some claim that certain common false memories are evidence for alternate realities.

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14:44

Skeptoid #559: Hitler's Antarctic Fortress Unmasked

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2017/02/21

Deconstructing a wild tale about a Nazi military base deep inside Antarctica.

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11:58

Skeptoid #558: Listener Feedback: Electric Boogaloo

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2017/02/14

Skeptoid answers another round of listener feedback, keeping the show on the straight and narrow.

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13:24

Skeptoid #557: Who Were the Berserkers?

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2017/02/07

These mighty Norse warriors fought with a frenzy that seems all but inexplicable.

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Skeptoid #556: Exploring Kincaid's Cave

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2017/01/31

Some say a marvelous cave of Egyptian wonders is hidden in the Grand Canyon.

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14:08

Skeptoid #555: Thorium Reactors: Fact and Fiction

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2017/01/24

These next-generation reactors have attracted a nearly cultish following. Here are the real facts.

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14:19

Skeptoid #554: How Your Credit Card Got Stolen

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2017/01/17

Here are the most likely ways that your credit card got stolen, and how you can prevent it in the future.

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Skeptoid #553: How Your Password Got Stolen

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2017/01/10

The facts, fiction, and real risk to you of all these high-profile data breaches online.

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13:11

Skeptoid #552: The D. B. Cooper Mystery

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2017/01/03

The world's only unsolved hijacking case is filled with misinformation.

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13:52

Skeptoid #551: Space Missions You Should Know

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2016/12/27

A roundup of the most exciting and important space missions you really need to know about.

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13:31

Skeptoid #550: The Mad Gasser of Mattoon

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2016/12/20

In 1944, a strange night prowler is believed to have made poison gas attacks in Illinois. Here's what we know.

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14:05

Skeptoid #549: The Simple Proof of Man-Made Global...

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2016/12/13

The two most basic Smoking Guns proving that carbon from fossil fuels is warming the Earth.

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13:20

Skeptoid #548: Bruce Lee Myths

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2016/12/06

More mythology than fact surrounds this enigmatic figure from martial arts films.

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12:13

Skeptoid #547: The Ghost Fighter Plane of Pearl Harbor

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2016/11/29

Published accounts tell of a mysterious fighter plane that came into Pearl Harbor a year after the Japanese attack.

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