Urban Myths

Did Kanye Score 106 Points Against Wheelchair Basketball Team? No

Reading Time: 3 minutes Kanye West didn’t score 106 points against a team of wheelchair bound kids in a game of basketball. Although it certainly sounds plausible and seems like something Kanye would do, the story is a complete fabrication. So what was the basis for this rumor and where did it begin. I love facts nearly as much …

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Napoleon Was Abducted And Had A Chip Inserted In His Head

Reading Time: 2 minutes When Napoleon was 25 he was abducted by aliens and had a chip inserted in his head. Well, he was apparently abducted, but he would have had no way of knowing that a microchip was inserted into his head. He wouldn’t even know what a microchip is. The microchip was discovered by French scientists who …

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Was Julius Caesar Born By Caesarean Section

Reading Time: 3 minutes When a mother is unable to deliver a baby naturally, she is often rushed or, if trouble was foreseen, booked into theatre for a Caesarean section. A Caesarean section is a surgical procedure where the baby is removed from the mother’s womb through a cut in the lower abdomen. The name for the operation has …

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Emperor Caligula Didn’t Go To War With Poseidon

Reading Time: 3 minutes There is an often quoted fact that Roman Emperor Caligula once went to war with Poseidon, ordering his troops to throw spears into the sea. While crazy Roman Emperors appear not to be that rare, Caligula has gone down, along with Nero, as one of the most nutty among them. As if he had lost …

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Were Scissors Invented By Leonardo Da Vinci?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Were scissors invented by Leonardo Da Vinci? While he certainly had the intellect and ability to invent them, he did not. The world famous artist of the renaissance was definitely an accomplished artist, but he was much more than this. He was also quite an inventor. Many of his mrectumcripts are filled with amazing drawings of …

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