This is our 50th episode so today we're debunking and correcting 50 misconceptions from a wide range of topics. Did Albert Einstein actually fail math? Do you really swallow spiders while you sleep? Was Santa Claus always red? Just what is eye of newt?

Find out the answer to all of those and 46 other misconceptions on today's episode of Facts-Chology!

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https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/07/01/735822187/the-science-of-smiles-real-and-fake

https://interestingengineering.com/7-common-space-myths-debunked-by-actual-astronauts-and-science

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.2304/plat.2013.12.1.20

https://www.everydayhealth.com/diet-nutrition/popular-food-and-nutrition-myths-you-shouldnt-believe/

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/cutting-edge-leadership/201811/top-10-common-psychological-misconceptions

https://thebestschools.org/magazine/25-popular-science-myths-debunked/

https://www.history.com/news/beyond-salem-6-lesser-known-witch-trials#

https://www.continuum.umn.edu/2017/10/shakespearean-recipe-witchs-brew/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_Cardini

http://faculty.haas.berkeley.edu/dana_carney/pdf_my%20position%20on%20power%20poses.pdf

https://www.britannica.com/story/do-we-really-swallow-spiders-in-our-sleep#

https://www.britannica.com/story/are-bats-really-blind

https://www.openculture.com/2019/12/roman-statues-werent-white-they-were-once-painted-in-bright-colors.html

https://www.businessinsider.com/bees-cant-fly-scientifically-incorrect-2017-12

https://www.througheternity.com/en/blog/history/7-myths-about-gladiator-games.html#

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