Throughout human history, rumors and stories started and spread like wildfire. The Internet has only magnified this strange phenomenon. Why do people like to make up exaggerated stories, and why do so many other people like to believe those stories and share them? Some psychologists say they are the manifestation of human fears, and our collective effort to manage them. The Great Chicago Fire Modern myths and exaggerations existed long before the Internet. Case in point, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. This was a fire that destroyed over 3 square miles of the city of Chicago – a fire that...
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4 Common Myths You’ll Be Surprised to Know Are False
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