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Ea-nasir and the Oldest Customer Complaint: What Really Happened
The world's oldest known customer complaint is a clay tablet from Ur, not an engraved rock, and Nanni was Ea-nasir's investor rather than a cheated shopper.
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Current Affairs·10 MIN READVerdict: Unproven
Stillborn Calves and a Texas Data Center: What's Actually Known
A viral post says every calf on a Texas farm has been stillborn since a data center was built. The claim traces to one unnamed rancher, and it has shifted.
Public Health·11 MIN READ
Matrescence: What Really Happens to Your Body After Birth
A viral post on life after birth is mostly right. Here is what the science says about the healing wound, the shrinking uterus, broken sleep and matrescence.
Sports·9 MIN READVerdict: Partly true
Fariba Hashimi: The Afghan Cyclist Behind the Asian Games Silver
Afghan cyclist Fariba Hashimi won Asian Games silver in 2026. The disguise she wore to train began before the Taliban's return, and explains what she overcame.
Human Interest·10 MIN READVerdict: Partly true
Dandeli Crocodile Canal Case: What Happened to 6-Year-Old Vinod
A viral post says parents threw their deaf son to crocodiles. Police records from Karnataka's 2024 Dandeli case tell a more specific, and sadder, story.
Public Health·10 MIN READVerdict: Partly true
Sugar in the First 1,000 Days: What It Really Does to a Baby
A viral post says avoiding added sugar in a baby's first 1,000 days prevents 30 diseases. The real studies show something narrower, and more convincing.
History·9 MIN READ
In 37 BC, Varro Described the Invisible Creatures That Cause Disease
In a farming manual from 37 BC, the Roman scholar Varro warned of invisible creatures that cause disease, nearly 1,700 years before anyone could see one.
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