There once was a rumor that two children had died because they ate Mentos and drank Coca-Cola at the same time. No evidence was ever found that this story was true. But, a violent reaction indeed occurs when you put Mentos into a bottle of Coke. This reaction is even more violent with Diet Coke, … Read more
Although I’m not sure when this rumor began making the rounds, by 2014, a claim began circulating that Gerber was introducing a Big Mac and Fries baby food dinner. These claims came complete with the image of a jar of such baby food. The claims were a hoax but the jar was not. At least … Read more
You may have heard that the olive oil we commonly find available in grocery stores is often fake or fraudulent. More specifically, you may have seen Facebook or other social media posts, including YouTube videos claiming that testing has revealed that 69% of olive oil sold in the US is probably fake. You may have … Read more
If you are unfortunate enough to be standing under a coconut tree when a coconut falls, you could be seriously injured. Surely, serious head trauma could occur. But would it kill you? According to many, many accounts, a falling coconut is quite deadly and you are more likely to be killed by one than by … Read more
One of the myths that Taco Bell has had to contend with is that its meat filling contains ‘Grade D beef.’ It doesn’t. But it struck me that most of the people who believe this myth probably have no idea what grade D beef is. At the grocery store, we see USDA Prime, Choice, and … Read more
After coming across this surprising ‘fact’ about lemons and strawberries, I thought I just had to write about it. According to an internet claim, lemons contain more sugar than strawberries! Now, isn’t that shocking? Lemons are so sour you’d think they contained no sugar at all, and yet they contain more sugar than sweet strawberries. … Read more