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Lays to rest commonly accepted "facts," myths, and old wives' tales on a variety of topics, including mammals, American history, inventions, health, food and drink, sports, and weather.

Presents a view of how history's victors have distorted and suppressed the records to perpetuate their power and privilege, with examples from the Inquisition, Joan of Arc, anti-labor biases of textbooks, and Herbert Hoover.

Recounts the crash of Korean Air Line flight 007, from Alaska to Seoul, where the plane veered off course into Soviet air space, and was shot down by the Russian air force.

Discusses hidden psychological influences on people's decision-making process about things such as relationships, advice, and money, drawing from fields such as social psychology and organizational behavior, revealing that loss aversion, diagnosis bias, and the "chameleon effect" can lead to irrational behaviors.

Looks at scientific discovery as a process of mistakes, mishaps, and enlightenment, and discusses how theories have changed throughout the history of research into the solar system.

A caustic assessment of misinformation in today's medical industry discusses placebo effects, double-blind studies, and sample sizes while charging the media with irresponsible practices that spread deceptive claims.

Seventeen-year-old Katie uses a magical locket to change past mistakes, with disastrous results.

Tells what went wrong with eight of the twentieth-century's most publicized scientific studies, including SETI (the search for exterrestrial intelligence), the Biosphere 2, cold fusion, and the theory of intelligence quotient.