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Remember that neat, tidy version of history and science you learned in school? The one with brave explorers discovering continents, brilliant inventors having a single "eureka!" moment, and a food pyramid that was definitely going to make you healthy? It turns out, a lot of it was wrong. Welcome to Half-Truths, the show dedicated to unlearning the myths, half-truths, and outright fabrications that... more

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We all know the story: cruel pharaohs forcing thousands of enslaved people to build the pyramids under the crack of a whip. But what if the builders were actually well-fed, unionized workers who named their teams "The Drunkards of Menkaure"? We dig i... more

We all know the story of the Native American princess who fell in love with an English explorer and bridged two worlds. But history reveals a shocking gap between the Disney romance and reality, involving a child diplomat, a kidnapped hostage, and a ... more

We all know the story of the American frontier: a lawless landscape of high noon duels and rugged individualism. But what if the Wild West actually had stricter gun control than modern America, and the average cowboy looked nothing like John Wayne? T... more

We were all told it was a life-or-death rule: wait 30 minutes after eating before you swim, or you'll get a cramp and drown. But is this universal law of summer a medical fact, or was it just the greatest parental trick ever pulled?

We were all told dogs see the world in black and white, like a classic film. But what if that 'fact' is just a convenient story we tell ourselves? This episode uncovers the surprisingly colorful truth about dog vision, and why that red ball you bough... more

We've all heard the warning: a penny dropped from the Empire State Building can kill a person below. It's a perfect, tiny bullet. But is this high-rise horror story a physics fact, or just a tall tale?

We all know the story: when told the peasants were starving, Marie Antoinette scoffed, "Let them eat cake." It’s the perfect soundbite of aristocratic arrogance. But what if the most famous quote of the French Revolution was nothing more than a spect... more

We all learn that Henry Ford invented the automobile and the assembly line. But the real story of the car is decades older, and the inspiration for his famous line came from a much bloodier industry. This episode uncovers the genius that wasn't inven... more

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