Are Handwritten Notes Really Better Than Typing?
Almost every study-skills guide insists that handwriting notes is unambiguously better for learning and memory than typing on a laptop.
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Did Rasputin Really Survive Poison, Bullets, and Drowning?
Almost everyone has heard the legend that Grigori Rasputin was almost impossible to kill. In December 1916, the story goes,
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Does a Child’s Attention Span Really Match Their Age in Minutes?
Almost every parent and teacher has heard that a child can only focus for a set number of minutes tied
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Did Nero Really Fiddle While Rome Burned?
Almost everyone has heard that Emperor Nero played the fiddle while watching Rome burn in the Great Fire of 64
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Multitasking Doesn’t Work — Here’s What Science Says
The popular claim is that a capable person can handle two or more attention-demanding tasks at once without losing speed
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Did Thomas Edison Really Invent the Lightbulb? The Real Story
The popular claim is that Thomas Edison was the first to invent the lightbulb in 1879, alone in a Menlo
Read MoreDoes Knuckle Cracking Cause Arthritis? The Surprising Truth
Does knuckle cracking cause arthritis? Almost everyone has been warned that it does. A child pulls a finger until it
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The 10% Brain Myth: Do We Really Only Use a Fraction of Our Minds?
The popular claim is that humans only use ten percent of their brains and that the unused remainder is a
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The Vomitorium Myth: What Vomitoria Actually Were
The popular claim is that wealthy Romans, at the height of an endless feast, would excuse themselves to a special
Read MoreCan You Really Learn While You Sleep? The Sleep Learning Myth
The popular claim behind sleep learning is that audio played overnight — vocabulary lists, a new language, a loop of
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