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Holiday
No, the weather-predicting tradition of Groundhog Day did not originate in America
Pop Culture
No evidence Carole Baskin's husband has been found alive according to authorities
A 2021 interview in which “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin claimed her husband was found alive in Costa Rica recently resurfaced. Police say he’s still missing.
Pop Culture
No, there isn’t evidence Carole Baskin’s husband has been found alive
A 2021 interview in which “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin claimed her husband was found alive in Costa Rica recently resurfaced. Police say he’s still missing.
Holiday
Yes, Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' was produced to support making MLK's birthday a national holiday
The song was released on Wonder's 1980 album "Hotter than July." He regularly sang it in rallies for the national holiday.
Science
Yes, your tongue can get stuck if you lick a frozen metal pole
The famous scene from “A Christmas Story” in which a character got his tongue stuck to a metal pole can really happen. Your skin can get stuck, too.
Holiday
No, not everyone celebrates the start of the new year on Jan. 1
Some countries use calendars that begin the year on dates in entirely different seasons, and some countries celebrate both Jan. 1 and a traditional new year.
Pop Culture
No, a photo of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wearing anti-Trump shirt isn’t real
A viral image appearing to show Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wearing an anti-Trump shirt is a doctored image taken from the film “San Andreas.”
Food
No, the nutrients in potatoes and apples aren’t all in the skin
If you were ever made to eat the skin of a potato or apple because that’s where ‘all the nutrients are,’ you were misled.
Pop Culture
No, K-pop group BTS doesn't qualify for an exemption to mandatory Korean military service
Popular band BTS made headlines with news they will fulfill mandatory Korean military service. An exemption exists, but the members don’t qualify.
Sports
No, the WNBA didn’t give its All-Star MVP an $18 trophy
A viral social media post claimed the WNBA awarded All-Star MVP Kelsey Plum an $18 trophy. That’s false.
Health
Yes, face blindness is a real condition
Brad Pitt believes he has prosopagnosia, a condition that makes it difficult to recognize faces, even of immediate family. Experts estimate that 1 in 50 have it.
Holiday
Yes, Father’s Day started in Spokane, Washington
Spokane resident Sonora Smart Dodd, whose father raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in childbirth, started Father’s Day in 1910.
Pop Culture
No evidence Carole Baskin's husband has been found alive according to authorities
A 2021 interview in which “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin claimed her husband was found alive in Costa Rica recently resurfaced. Police say he’s still missing.
Pop Culture
No, there isn’t evidence Carole Baskin’s husband has been found alive
A 2021 interview in which “Tiger King” star Carole Baskin claimed her husband was found alive in Costa Rica recently resurfaced. Police say he’s still missing.
Holiday
Yes, Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' was produced to support making MLK's birthday a national holiday
The song was released on Wonder's 1980 album "Hotter than July." He regularly sang it in rallies for the national holiday.
Science
Yes, your tongue can get stuck if you lick a frozen metal pole
The famous scene from “A Christmas Story” in which a character got his tongue stuck to a metal pole can really happen. Your skin can get stuck, too.
Holiday
No, not everyone celebrates the start of the new year on Jan. 1
Some countries use calendars that begin the year on dates in entirely different seasons, and some countries celebrate both Jan. 1 and a traditional new year.
Pop Culture
No, a photo of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson wearing anti-Trump shirt isn’t real
A viral image appearing to show Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson wearing an anti-Trump shirt is a doctored image taken from the film “San Andreas.”
Food
No, the nutrients in potatoes and apples aren’t all in the skin
If you were ever made to eat the skin of a potato or apple because that’s where ‘all the nutrients are,’ you were misled.
Pop Culture
No, K-pop group BTS doesn't qualify for an exemption to mandatory Korean military service
Popular band BTS made headlines with news they will fulfill mandatory Korean military service. An exemption exists, but the members don’t qualify.
Sports
No, the WNBA didn’t give its All-Star MVP an $18 trophy
A viral social media post claimed the WNBA awarded All-Star MVP Kelsey Plum an $18 trophy. That’s false.
Health
Yes, face blindness is a real condition
Brad Pitt believes he has prosopagnosia, a condition that makes it difficult to recognize faces, even of immediate family. Experts estimate that 1 in 50 have it.
Holiday
Yes, Father’s Day started in Spokane, Washington
Spokane resident Sonora Smart Dodd, whose father raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in childbirth, started Father’s Day in 1910.
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