The myth library

Every claim we have tested. Each one carries a Myth Meter verdict, the mechanism that explains it, the exception that complicates it, and sources you can open yourself.

Human Body0 verdicts

In production — Shaving. Knuckles. The ten per cent.

Food & Nutrition0 verdicts

In production — Sugar rushes. Eight glasses. Late dinners.

Sleep & Brain0 verdicts

In production — Sleepwalkers. Dim light. Left brain, right brain.

Animals & Nature0 verdicts

In production — Goldfish memory. Blind bats. Buried heads.

History & Culture0 verdicts

In production — Horned helmets. Short emperors.