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'Origin' Is Barely A Movie
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 5 months agoAva DuVernay's "Origin," a rumination on racial and caste theory, is merely a framework for a movie. One of the many foolish things the social media age...
The curious origin of the double-conk theory for curing amnesia
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 9 months agoImage of head bandage engraving via www.shutterstock.com.You’re probably familiar with the TV or...
The Popular Myth Behind The Caprese Sandwich's Creation
Mashed via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoCaprese salad dates back to the 1920s, but the Caprese sandwich's origins are a little less clear....
To friends who left Christianity, with love
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThis column is for people who left Christianity because they rejected the biblical stories as so much poppycock. When we are young, we tend to think stories in the Bible are factually true because ...
Are mermaids real or a fin-tastic fable? The history and myths behind mermaid culture
The Today Show via AOL· 2 months agoIn recent years, so-called “mer-culture” has been on the rise. Take, for example, Disney’s 2023...
The Quality Myth About Fresh Seafood You Should Stop Believing
Tasting Table via Yahoo News· 6 months agoTake it from seafood expert Joe Gurrera, there's one major myth about freshness and quality that you...
The history of daylight saving time—and why some are advocating for its end
Stacker via AOL· 4 months agoFPG // Getty Images When asked about the origins of daylight saving time, you may imagine farmers in...
More 'disease' than 'Dracula' – how the vampire myth was born
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 months agoModern vampires like Dracula may be dashing, but they certainly weren't in the original vampire...
No, NASA Did Not Discover a New Zodiac Sign
Cosmopolitan via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEvery six months or so, the internet promptly panics when yet another story about “Ophiuchus, the 13th zodiac sign” goes viral. Apparently, the viral...
With 'Wakanda Forever,' African Folklore’s Influence on Pop Culture Is Finally Getting Overdue...
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Dora Milaje in Marvel Studios' Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Credit - Marvel Studios Legacy...
