While Thanksgiving is a time focused mainly on family, friends, and giving thanks, it's also the cause of a pervasive medical myth: that turkey makes you sleepy. Don't start with us about the tryptophan. Gah! We know about the...

I read a myth (below) that said striking a drop of water with a hot iron and hammer will send the hammer flying. luckily I just met a local Blacksmith! Why do blacksmiths ring their anvils? WELL THEN, Once upon a time long long ago and...

Italians are very particular about their coffee.

Dr. Pauline Boss is a family therapist, educator and researcher who is widely recognized for her groundbreaking research on what is now known as the theory of ambiguous loss. Dr. Boss is known as a pioneer in the interdisciplinary study...

Can you balance or stand a broom upright on the equinox? Yes, but that's a myth, not because it's wrong, but because it implies that that's the only time you can do it. The reality is you can stand a broom straight up and down on any day...

Where did tiramisu originate?

The shootout at the OK Corral is one of the most famous episodes in US history – but the true story is very different from the movies.

While evidence of people who eat other people existed long before Columbus, the idea of tribes of "savages" in the jungle who hunt other people for food was truly birthed with Columbus. He is even the first person to ever use the word...

With this simple strategy, you can increase your score on IELTS Writing Task 2.

With so much information on the new Coronavirus, what should you believe? Fuseschool is here to bust some myths about Covid-19. Only older people can get the new coronavirus. People of all ages can get Covid-19. Although older people and...

There's a whole new candy myth out there: Poisoning of kids by marijuana-candy. SPOILER: It isn't happening.

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Fantasy is a lens to explore what we as a society find important to our pasts, our presents, and future. Fantasy and science fiction often fall under the umbrella of “speculative fiction” - as...

Today, to celebrate Halloween, we’re going to look at the folklore staple the vampire! Let’s look at the spooky story of how the vampire went from medieval legend to sparkly heartthrob.

The nougat is a chewy, Italian candy that is often eaten alone or used as a filling for chocolates. Learn about the different types of nougat and try making white nougat.

The Assassin's Creed story-line is (kinda) based on some real history. Let's talk about it.

As far as science and technology goes, the 21st century is an exciting time to be alive. We are curing more and more diseases. We are developing better and better space travel. Some see these advances as evidence that religion and magic...

The Inaugural Conference @ King's, Institute for New Economic Thinking, Session 8: Political Economy: What Can Government Do? What Will Government Do?

What Happens When Something Goes Down The Wrong Hole? DEBUNKED

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about the Amazons

We addressed the myth, and now it's time for the truth of the tortured artist. Some art is born of pain and suffering, and reflects the darkest side of human experience. We like that about it.

The orbit of Earth on a tilted axis around the sun leads to the seasons. The resulting change of angle of the sun, and length of day controls how warm we get at different times of the year. With those changes in seasons come changes in...

Find out the secret behind the mystical act of levitation. This video explains how the illusion is achieved through simple and ingenious engineering, using a concealed frame attached to a walking stick. This eye-opening explanation...

Alcohol is a double-edged sword. Benjamin Franklin once said, "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." However, some people say that drinking three beers means losing 10,000 brain cells. But is it true that alcohol...

Kaveh Akbar reads a poem by Mahmoud Darwish, translated from Arabic by poet Fady Joudah.