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The 'Mushroom' in Eden: What the Plaincourault Fresco Shows
A French chapel fresco shows Eden's tree shaped like a giant mushroom. It's about 735 years old, not 900, and art historians say it was never meant as one.
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Science·9 MIN READVerdict: True
Whooping Cranes Learned to Migrate by Following Costumed Pilots
To bring whooping cranes back to the eastern US, pilots in crane costumes led chicks south in ultralight aircraft for 15 years. What worked, and what didn't.
History·11 MIN READVerdict: Missing context
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.
Human Interest·8 MIN READVerdict: True
Dylan Mills: Baby Burn Survivor Crowned Homecoming King
Dylan Mills was 17 months old when a 2009 Texas house fire burned 84% of his body. In 2025 he was crowned homecoming king beside his kindergarten best friend.
Science·12 MIN READVerdict: Partly true
Stoffel the Honey Badger: The True Story Behind the Viral Escapes
Stoffel the honey badger really did escape his pen again and again in South Africa. But the viral story about lions and his partner Hammie gets key facts wrong.
Human Interest·12 MIN READ
Save Dad First, Lose Weight Later: The Boy Who Gained 15 Kilos
At 10, Lu Zikuan ate five meals a day to reach the weight needed to donate bone marrow to his father. What it took, why weight mattered, and what came after.
History·13 MIN READVerdict: Partly true
Alessandro Moreschi: The Last Castrato and His 1902 Recordings
In 1902 Alessandro Moreschi made the only solo recordings of a castrato. The viral post is mostly right, but the tradition lasted about 360 years, not 500.
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