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I am a skeptic, let there be no doubt about that. Skeptics are not, as some people claim, eternal negative naysayers. Instead, skeptics are simply people who refuse to accept any claim at face value, i.e. they refuse to be gullible. In our culture, skepticism often isn’t received very well.
The best-known example of that -and [...]

Yesterday, I received the following e-mail message:

Et notre cerveau alors? 
Hoe zit het dan met onze hersenen?

  
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The text doesn’t mean much. The first line is French and the second line is Dutch. They are the equivalent [...]

In a stained glass window, a boy is giving a blowjob to a priest, or so it seems.

In the popular television programme “Wylde on Health”, homoeopathic doctor Bryce Wylde claimed that 1% milk contains approximately 24%fat by weight. I investigate this surprising claim and come to different conclusions.

I just received the following email from a friend. Is this true? She asked. Let’s have a look at the message first:
.90# on your telephone
I dialed ‘ 0′ and asked the operator if this was correct, so pass it on.
I received a telephone call last evening from an individual identifying himself as a [...]

A friend sent me the following e-mail:

Subject: Totally Weird!

HOW SMART IS YOUR RIGHT FOOT?
This is hysterical. You have to try this. It is absolutely true. 
I guess there are some things that the brain cannot handle.

You have to try this please it takes 2 seconds. I could not believe this!!! It is from an orthopaedic surgeon………… This will [...]

I received this e-mail from a friend, a few days ago. It includes an important warning: don’t lick the glue on envelopes or stamps. You could be in for a nasty surprise. This is the story:
 

.CAUTION
One day a girl licked the envelopes and postage stamps instead of using a sponge. That very day the lady [...]

The chocolate calculator will calculate your age. It works, but not in every case.

A friend sent me an e-mail with a warning about keyless entry remote controls for cars. It claims that thieves can simply find out the codes for the remote by scanning the radiowaves while you are locking or opening your car doors. How serious is this danger?

A warning is circulating on the Internet about the danger of catching leptospirosis, a rare and dangerous disease caused by Leptospira bacteria, as a result of drinking from the ubiquitous beverage can.