http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/ The latest Myth Busters from Fortean Times UK en-GB Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:53:53 +0100 Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:53:53 +0100 webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/1044/dust.html Is dust really mostly made up of human skin? Thu, 13 Mar 2008 15:09:56 +0000 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/957/invention_of_rugby.html Was Rugby really invented by Rugby School pupil William Webb Ellis? Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:43:12 +0000 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/711/painting_the_forth_bridge.html Is it really a never-ending task? Tue, 02 Oct 2007 15:32:51 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/710/abandoned_birds.html If you touch a baby bird, will its parents reject it? Tue, 02 Oct 2007 12:47:27 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/706/forgetful_fish.html Is is true about goldfishes' memory spans? Mon, 01 Oct 2007 17:22:08 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/704/confetti_kills_birds.html Do birds really explode if they eat raw rice? Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:38:56 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/703/the_twofinger_salute.html Does 'flicking the V' have its roots in the Battle of Agincourt? Mon, 01 Oct 2007 16:09:45 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/664/walking_the_plank.html Did it ever really happen? Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:34:05 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/646/rasputin_the_indestructible.html Was he really so hard to kill? Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:35:39 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/606/drakes_bowls.html Was Sir Francis Drake really so laissez-faire in the face of the oncoming Armada? Thu, 30 Aug 2007 16:35:38 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/570/no_more_blondes.html Are blondes really a vanishing breed? Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:55:26 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/440/petrol_and_cigarettes.html Does it really go ka-boom? Mon, 21 May 2007 11:22:20 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/436/brain_cells.html Do we really have a finite amount to work with? Sun, 20 May 2007 20:14:47 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/75/penicillin.html Was Fleming's discovery really such a lucky accident? Sun, 20 May 2007 18:12:29 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/329/streets_of_dung.html Did the Victorians really think London would turn into a sea of horse manure? Sun, 20 May 2007 18:12:29 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/331/viking_titfers.html Did they really have horns on their hats? Sun, 20 May 2007 18:12:29 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/336/hot_heads.html Do we really lose most heat through our head? Sun, 20 May 2007 18:12:29 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/340/too_cold_to_snow.html Is it really true that snow can't fall during very cold spells? Sun, 20 May 2007 18:12:29 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/344/shaving_for_growth.html Does shaving really promote a wirey bush? Sun, 20 May 2007 18:12:29 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/353/victoria_and_the_lesbians.html Did she really find it so inconceivable? Sun, 20 May 2007 18:12:29 +0100 http://www.forteantimes.com/strangedays/mythbusters/356/lord_nelsons_eyepatch.html Did he really have one? Sun, 20 May 2007 18:12:29 +0100