🔍 Debunking Legends

Investigative works that dismantle cherished historical or cultural myths, revealing the more complicated — and often more fascinating — truth beneath.

Bad Astronomy

by Philip Plait • 2002

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

4.04

6k+

Bad Astronomy 89%

From seasons to tides to falling stars: what you've gotten wrong about the night sky.

by Philip Plait 2002

4.04

6k+ ratings

When the Sky Fell

by Rand Flem-Ath • 1995

Ancient maps reveal an ice-free Antarctica. The civilization that charted it may still be there.

3.92

278

⚱️ Lost Civilizations 📜 Alternative History 🌊 Catastrophism

When the Sky Fell 88%

Ancient maps reveal an ice-free Antarctica. The civilization that charted it may still be there.

by Rand Flem-Ath 1995

3.92

278 ratings

⚱️ Lost Civilizations 📜 Alternative History 🌊 Catastrophism

How to Think About Weird Things

by Theodore Schick Jr. • 1994

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

3.97

633

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies

How to Think About Weird Things 88%

A method for evaluating any extraordinary claim, from alien abductions to miracle cures.

by Theodore Schick Jr. 1994

3.97

633 ratings

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 👻 Paranormal Claims 🪤 Logical Fallacies

Hitler e le teorie del complotto

by Richard J. Evans • 2020

Five Hitler conspiracy theories, dissected: they all share a logic that makes facts irrelevant.

3.84

660

🧠 Conspiratorial Thinking 📜 Antisemitic Myths 🔍 Historical Debunking

Hitler e le teorie del complotto Summary

Hitler e le teorie del complotto 88%

Five Hitler conspiracy theories, dissected: they all share a logic that makes facts irrelevant.

by Richard J. Evans 2020

3.84

660 ratings

🧠 Conspiratorial Thinking 📜 Antisemitic Myths 🔍 Historical Debunking

Coffee is Good for You

by Robert J. Davis • 2012

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

3.31

250

🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting

Coffee is Good for You 88%

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

by Robert J. Davis 2012

3.31

250 ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting

Passport to Magonia

by Jacques F. Vallée • 1969

UFOs are genuine but not alien. They are fairies and demons repackaged for the space age.

4.21

2k+

🛸 Ufology 🧚 Fairy Lore 🃏 Trickster Archetype

Passport to Magonia 88%

UFOs are genuine but not alien. They are fairies and demons repackaged for the space age.

by Jacques F. Vallée 1969

4.21

2k+ ratings

🛸 Ufology 🧚 Fairy Lore 🃏 Trickster Archetype

Forbidden Archeology

by Michael A. Cremo • 1993

Modern human fossils appear in Miocene strata. For over a century, science has looked away.

4.05

1k+

🦴 Paleoanthropology 🏺 Alternative Archaeology 🌍 Human Origins

Forbidden Archeology 88%

Modern human fossils appear in Miocene strata. For over a century, science has looked away.

by Michael A. Cremo 1993

4.05

1k+ ratings

🦴 Paleoanthropology 🏺 Alternative Archaeology 🌍 Human Origins

Why People Believe Weird Things

by Michael Shermer • 1997

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

3.86

10k+

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Why People Believe Weird Things 88%

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

by Michael Shermer 1997

3.86

10k+ ratings

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology

by Scott O. Lilienfeld • 2009

Your psychology textbook got it wrong: 50 widely held beliefs science has disproven.

3.66

5k+

🧠 Pop Psychology Myths 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology Summary

50 Great Myths of Popular Psychology 88%

Your psychology textbook got it wrong: 50 widely held beliefs science has disproven.

by Scott O. Lilienfeld 2009

3.66

5k+ ratings

🧠 Pop Psychology Myths 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries

by Colin Wilson • 1984

Three lighthouse keepers vanish into thin air. A medieval map plots Antarctica's ice-free coast.

3.67

257

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Studies 🏛️ Historical Anomalies

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries Summary

The Encyclopedia of Unsolved Mysteries 88%

Three lighthouse keepers vanish into thin air. A medieval map plots Antarctica's ice-free coast.

by Colin Wilson 1984

3.67

257 ratings

🔍 Unsolved Mysteries 👻 Paranormal Studies 🏛️ Historical Anomalies

Fake Heroes

by Otto English • 2023

Society manufactures heroes like studios build movie stars. Ten case studies expose the machinery.

3.92

896

🏛️ Revisionist History 🦸 Hero Worship 👤 Cult Of Personality

Fake Heroes 88%

Society manufactures heroes like studios build movie stars. Ten case studies expose the machinery.

by Otto English 2023

3.92

896 ratings

🏛️ Revisionist History 🦸 Hero Worship 👤 Cult Of Personality

Demons

by Michael S. Heiser • 2020

The Bible's demons come from dead giants, not fallen angels. Translation erased the real story.

4.34

872

📖 Biblical Scholarship 🏺 Ancient Near East 👹 Biblical Demonology

Demons 88%

The Bible's demons come from dead giants, not fallen angels. Translation erased the real story.

by Michael S. Heiser 2020

4.34

872 ratings

📖 Biblical Scholarship 🏺 Ancient Near East 👹 Biblical Demonology

Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies

by David Fisher • 2015

Before cinema cleaned them up, Wild West legends were killers, traitors, and pragmatists.

3.98

6k+

🏜️ Old West History 👥 Frontier Biography 🔍 Myth Debunking

Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies Summary

Bill O'Reilly's Legends and Lies 88%

Before cinema cleaned them up, Wild West legends were killers, traitors, and pragmatists.

by David Fisher 2015

3.98

6k+ ratings

🏜️ Old West History 👥 Frontier Biography 🔍 Myth Debunking

You are Being Lied To

by Russ Kick • 2001

The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.

3.87

1k+

📰 Media Criticism 📜 Hidden Histories 📢 Propaganda Studies

You are Being Lied To 87%

The institutions you trust most are filtering what you know. Here is how, and why.

by Russ Kick 2001

3.87

1k+ ratings

📰 Media Criticism 📜 Hidden Histories 📢 Propaganda Studies

Atlantis

by Ignatius L. Donnelly • 1882

The case that a sunken Atlantic continent was the single source of all ancient civilization.

3.67

701

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 📖 Comparative Mythology 🔮 Alternative History

Atlantis 87%

The case that a sunken Atlantic continent was the single source of all ancient civilization.

by Ignatius L. Donnelly 1882

3.67

701 ratings

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 📖 Comparative Mythology 🔮 Alternative History

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

by Steven Novella • 2018

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

4.39

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Summary

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 87%

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

by Steven Novella 2018

4.39

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies

Nonsense on Stilts

by Massimo Pigliucci • 2008

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

3.89

1k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience

Nonsense on Stilts 87%

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

by Massimo Pigliucci 2008

3.89

1k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience

The Conjuring of America

by Lindsey Stewart • 2025

Nazareth was empty in Jesus's day, and the earliest Christ was cosmic. The biography came later.

4.41

990

🌌 Christ Myth Theory ⛪ Christian Origins 🏺 Biblical Archaeology

The Conjuring of America 87%

Nazareth was empty in Jesus's day, and the earliest Christ was cosmic. The biography came later.

by Lindsey Stewart 2025

4.41

990 ratings

🌌 Christ Myth Theory ⛪ Christian Origins 🏺 Biblical Archaeology

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

by Guy P. Harrison • 2011

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

3.61

1k+

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True Summary

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True 87%

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

by Guy P. Harrison 2011

3.61

1k+ ratings

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking

Voodoo Histories

by David Aaronovitch • 2009

From Stalin's show trials to 9/11 truthers: why conspiracy theories work, and why debunking fails.

3.54

2k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🏛️ Political Paranoia 🧐 Skeptical Inquiry

Voodoo Histories 87%

From Stalin's show trials to 9/11 truthers: why conspiracy theories work, and why debunking fails.

by David Aaronovitch 2009

3.54

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🏛️ Political Paranoia 🧐 Skeptical Inquiry

A Short History of the World in 50 Lies

by Natasha Tidd • 2023

A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.

3.60

2k+

🗺️ World History 🏛️ Political History 📢 Propaganda

A Short History of the World in 50 Lies Summary

A Short History of the World in 50 Lies 87%

A forged document, a faked war, an imaginary country: the lies that changed history.

by Natasha Tidd 2023

3.60

2k+ ratings

🗺️ World History 🏛️ Political History 📢 Propaganda

Bad Science

by Ben Goldacre • 2008

From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.

4.06

45k+

📰 Science Journalism 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Statistical Literacy

Bad Science 87%

From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.

by Ben Goldacre 2008

4.06

45k+ ratings

📰 Science Journalism 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Statistical Literacy

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass

by Christopher W. DiCarlo • 2007

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

3.58

270

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass Summary

How to Become a Really Good Pain in the Ass 87%

Why the most annoying person in the room is often right, and how to become them.

by Christopher W. DiCarlo 2007

3.58

270 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔍 Fallacy Spotting 📊 Evidence Evaluation

Wyatt Earp

by Casey Tefertiller • 1997

Thirty seconds at the O.K. Corral made him a legend. The rest of his life was the bill.

4.00

807

🏜️ American Frontier ⭐ Old West Lawmen 🔍 Myth Debunking

Wyatt Earp 87%

Thirty seconds at the O.K. Corral made him a legend. The rest of his life was the bill.

by Casey Tefertiller 1997

4.00

807 ratings

🏜️ American Frontier ⭐ Old West Lawmen 🔍 Myth Debunking

Do You Believe in Magic?

by Paul A. Offit • 2013

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

4.11

3k+

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery

Do You Believe in Magic? 87%

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

by Paul A. Offit 2013

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery

The 12th Planet

by Zecharia Sitchin • 1976

A 12th planet sent alien gods to Earth, where they engineered humans to mine gold.

3.98

6k+

👽 Ancient Astronaut Theory 📜 Alternative History 🏛️ Sumerian Mythology

The 12th Planet 87%

A 12th planet sent alien gods to Earth, where they engineered humans to mine gold.

by Zecharia Sitchin 1976

3.98

6k+ ratings

👽 Ancient Astronaut Theory 📜 Alternative History 🏛️ Sumerian Mythology

UFOs

by Leslie Kean • 2010

Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.

4.02

3k+

🛸 Ufology 🔒 Government Secrecy 📰 Investigative Journalism

UFOs 87%

Pilots, generals, and radar confirm UFOs are real. The U.S. government still says they aren't.

by Leslie Kean 2010

4.02

3k+ ratings

🛸 Ufology 🔒 Government Secrecy 📰 Investigative Journalism

Don't Believe Everything You Think

by Thomas Kida • 2006

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

3.82

853

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking

Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary

Don't Believe Everything You Think 87%

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

by Thomas Kida 2006

3.82

853 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking

Ghosts

by Roger Clarke • 2012

Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.

3.54

1k+

👻 Paranormal History 🔎 Skeptical Inquiry 🕯️ Spiritualism

Ghosts 87%

Ghosts have a natural history: five centuries of sightings show how the dead reflect the living.

by Roger Clarke 2012

3.54

1k+ ratings

👻 Paranormal History 🔎 Skeptical Inquiry 🕯️ Spiritualism

Invention and Innovation

by Vaclav Smil • 2023

Moore's Law is an outlier. Everywhere else, innovation crawls, stumbles, or backfires.

3.84

1k+

🛠️ History Of Technology 🔍 Innovation Myths ⚠️ Unintended Consequences

Invention and Innovation 87%

Moore's Law is an outlier. Everywhere else, innovation crawls, stumbles, or backfires.

by Vaclav Smil 2023

3.84

1k+ ratings

🛠️ History Of Technology 🔍 Innovation Myths ⚠️ Unintended Consequences

The Lost Realms

by Zecharia Sitchin • 1990

The same ancient astronauts who mined Sumer also raised the lost cities of the Americas.

4.15

980

👽 Ancient Astronaut Theory 🏛️ Pseudoarchaeology 🗿 Lost Civilizations

The Lost Realms 87%

The same ancient astronauts who mined Sumer also raised the lost cities of the Americas.

by Zecharia Sitchin 1990

4.15

980 ratings

👽 Ancient Astronaut Theory 🏛️ Pseudoarchaeology 🗿 Lost Civilizations

Public Enemies

by Bryan Burrough • 2004

The FBI built its legend chasing petty killers, beating suspects, and inventing the Ma Barker myth.

3.98

6k+

🏚️ Great Depression Era 🕵️ Fbi History 🔨 Myth Debunking

Public Enemies 87%

The FBI built its legend chasing petty killers, beating suspects, and inventing the Ma Barker myth.

by Bryan Burrough 2004

3.98

6k+ ratings

🏚️ Great Depression Era 🕵️ Fbi History 🔨 Myth Debunking

Social Media Is Bullshit

by B.J. Mendelson • 2012

Viral success is mostly fake. The boring alternative costs less and actually works.

3.40

350

📱 Social Media Criticism 🕵️ Marketing Skepticism 🎈 Debunking Hype

Social Media Is Bullshit 87%

Viral success is mostly fake. The boring alternative costs less and actually works.

by B.J. Mendelson 2012

3.40

350 ratings

📱 Social Media Criticism 🕵️ Marketing Skepticism 🎈 Debunking Hype

Post-Truth

by Matthew d'Ancona • 2017

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

3.75

921

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

Post-Truth 87%

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

by Matthew d'Ancona 2017

3.75

921 ratings

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

Escaping the Rabbit Hole

by Mick West • 2018

Facts alone won't pull someone from the rabbit hole. Respect and the right missing detail might.

3.74

888

🕳️ Conspiracy Theory 🔍 Modern Skepticism 🗣️ Difficult Conversations

Escaping the Rabbit Hole 87%

Facts alone won't pull someone from the rabbit hole. Respect and the right missing detail might.

by Mick West 2018

3.74

888 ratings

🕳️ Conspiracy Theory 🔍 Modern Skepticism 🗣️ Difficult Conversations

Gods and Robots

by Adrienne Mayor • 2018

Ancient Greeks imagined robots, AI, and the ethics we still wrestle with, long before the tech.

3.73

718

🏛️ Classical Mythology ⚙️ Ancient Technology 🤖 Ancient Robots

Gods and Robots 87%

Ancient Greeks imagined robots, AI, and the ethics we still wrestle with, long before the tech.

by Adrienne Mayor 2018

3.73

718 ratings

🏛️ Classical Mythology ⚙️ Ancient Technology 🤖 Ancient Robots

The Stairway to Heaven

by Zecharia Sitchin • 1980

The Giza pyramids were never tombs. They were landing beacons for an interplanetary spaceport.

4.02

2k+

🧑‍🚀 Ancient Astronaut Theory 📚 Comparative Mythology 🏛️ Mesopotamian Mythology

The Stairway to Heaven 87%

The Giza pyramids were never tombs. They were landing beacons for an interplanetary spaceport.

by Zecharia Sitchin 1980

4.02

2k+ ratings

🧑‍🚀 Ancient Astronaut Theory 📚 Comparative Mythology 🏛️ Mesopotamian Mythology

Verified

by Mike Caulfield • 2023

The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.

4.24

239

📱 Digital Literacy 🔍 Fact-Checking 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Verified 87%

The fact-checker method: four moves that verify anything online in under a minute.

by Mike Caulfield 2023

4.24

239 ratings

📱 Digital Literacy 🔍 Fact-Checking 🧠 Cognitive Biases

The Death of Expertise

by Thomas M. Nichols • 2017

Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.

3.82

10k+

🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism

The Death of Expertise 87%

Why do people resent the experts who know more? A diagnosis of the cultural war on knowledge.

by Thomas M. Nichols 2017

3.82

10k+ ratings

🛡️ Anti-Intellectualism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🗞️ Media Criticism

Post-Truth

by Lee McIntyre • 2018

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

4.01

2k+

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation

Post-Truth 87%

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

by Lee McIntyre 2018

4.01

2k+ ratings

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation

Science Fictions

by Stuart Ritchie • 2020

From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.

4.34

3k+

🧪 Metascience 🔁 Replication Crisis 🕵️ Scientific Misconduct

Science Fictions 87%

From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.

by Stuart Ritchie 2020

4.34

3k+ ratings

🧪 Metascience 🔁 Replication Crisis 🕵️ Scientific Misconduct

The Atlantis Blueprint

by Rand Flem-Ath • 2000

Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.

3.81

574

📜 Lost Civilizations 🌊 Pole Shift Theory 📐 Sacred Geometry

The Atlantis Blueprint 87%

Ancient maps of an ice-free Antarctica point to a lost civilization that once surveyed the globe.

by Rand Flem-Ath 2000

3.81

574 ratings

📜 Lost Civilizations 🌊 Pole Shift Theory 📐 Sacred Geometry

ذهن فریبکار شما

by Steven Novella • 1395

Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.

4.23

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

ذهن فریبکار شما 87%

Your brain was built to fool you. A neurologist's method for thinking clearly anyway.

by Steven Novella 1395

4.23

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🔬 Scientific Skepticism

Bad Advice

by Paul A. Offit • 2018

Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.

4.11

593

🩺 Health Misinformation 🗣️ Science Communication 📰 Media Criticism

Bad Advice 87%

Why a movie star's health advice spreads faster than doctors', and what to do about it.

by Paul A. Offit 2018

4.11

593 ratings

🩺 Health Misinformation 🗣️ Science Communication 📰 Media Criticism

The Wars of Gods and Men

by Zecharia Sitchin • 1985

The gods of myth were advanced beings who fought real wars for Earth's pyramids and spaceports.

4.09

1k+

🛸 Ancient Astronaut Theory 🔍 Alternative History 🔺 Pyramid Mysteries

The Wars of Gods and Men 87%

The gods of myth were advanced beings who fought real wars for Earth's pyramids and spaceports.

by Zecharia Sitchin 1985

4.09

1k+ ratings

🛸 Ancient Astronaut Theory 🔍 Alternative History 🔺 Pyramid Mysteries

Humans are not from Earth

by Ellis Silver • 2013

Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.

3.72

807

🛸 Ancient Astronauts 🏺 Forbidden Archaeology 🦠 Panspermia Theory

Humans are not from Earth 87%

Sunlight burns you, chronic illness is universal, and 223 human genes appear nowhere else on Earth.

by Ellis Silver 2013

3.72

807 ratings

🛸 Ancient Astronauts 🏺 Forbidden Archaeology 🦠 Panspermia Theory

Fingerprints of the Gods

by Graham Hancock • 1995

Maps of ice-free Antarctica. Flood myths with astronomical codes. Who left them?

4.15

16k+

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🔍 Ancient Mysteries ⭐ Ancient Astronomy

Fingerprints of the Gods 87%

Maps of ice-free Antarctica. Flood myths with astronomical codes. Who left them?

by Graham Hancock 1995

4.15

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Lost Civilizations 🔍 Ancient Mysteries ⭐ Ancient Astronomy

The Age of American Unreason

by Susan Jacoby • 2008

Suspicion of ideas predates the American republic. The forces feeding it have never been louder.

3.85

3k+

🧠 Anti-Intellectualism 🎭 Cultural Criticism 📚 Intellectual History

The Age of American Unreason 87%

Suspicion of ideas predates the American republic. The forces feeding it have never been louder.

by Susan Jacoby 2008

3.85

3k+ ratings

🧠 Anti-Intellectualism 🎭 Cultural Criticism 📚 Intellectual History

Under the Black Flag

by David Cordingly • 1995

Real pirates raped, tortured, and died at the gallows. How fiction gave us the romance.

3.67

10k+

🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Of Piracy ⚓ Maritime History 🚢 Naval History

Under the Black Flag 86%

Real pirates raped, tortured, and died at the gallows. How fiction gave us the romance.

by David Cordingly 1995

3.67

10k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Golden Age Of Piracy ⚓ Maritime History 🚢 Naval History

The Bad Food Bible

by Aaron E. Carroll • 2017

Butter, eggs, gluten, GMOs: the science against them is mostly noise, not signal.

4.07

1k+

🥚 Nutrition Myths 🔬 Dietary Science 📊 Research Literacy

The Bad Food Bible 86%

Butter, eggs, gluten, GMOs: the science against them is mostly noise, not signal.

by Aaron E. Carroll 2017

4.07

1k+ ratings

🥚 Nutrition Myths 🔬 Dietary Science 📊 Research Literacy

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