We all learned about bloodletting as a grim but accepted part of ancient medicine, a practice used by the best doctors for thousands of years. But was it really a legitimate medical treatment based on the "science" of the day? This episode pulls back the curtain on the four humors to reveal how a philosophical idea, not evidence, dominated medicine for centuries and often did more harm than good.

We all learned that Marie Curie, the heroic mother of modern physics, died from radiation poisoning due to her groundbreaking research. It’s a tragic, poetic story of a martyr for science. But what if the official cause of death on her certificate tells a different, more complex, and medically fascinating story about the true cost of discovery?

We all remember the colorful map from science class showing where we taste sweet, salty, sour, and bitter on our tongues. It’s a simple, scientific fact we've carried with us since childhood. But what if that map is a complete fabrication, a century-old misinterpretation that has obscured the far more complex and fascinating truth about how we experience flavor?

We all chuckle at the infamous "series of tubes" metaphor for the internet, dismissing it as the ramblings of an out-of-touch politician. But what if that simple, flawed analogy accidentally became the default way we all think about the web, blinding us to the chaotic, brilliant, and fragile truth of how it actually works?

We picture the Arctic as an eternal, silent wasteland of ice, home only to the occasional polar bear. But what if this image of desolate emptiness is a dangerous illusion? This episode journeys to the top of the world to reveal a hidden ecosystem teeming with color, sound, and life that is critical to the entire planet.

We’ve all seen it: the wild-eyed chaos after a child eats cake and ice cream. The cause seems obvious – a "sugar rush." But what if the science tells a completely different story, one where the most powerful ingredient is our own expectation?

We all know pineapples are as Hawaiian as luaus and surfboards. The iconic Dole logo is a global symbol of the islands' tropical bounty. But what if this entire identity was a marketing invention, crafted by an ambitious man who arrived just after the Hawaiian monarchy was overthrown?

We all know the iconic footage of the first Moon landing, a defining moment of the 20th century. But for millions, that footage is a lie, a Hollywood production staged to win the Cold War. This episode unpacks why the Moon landing hoax theory is so persistent and reveals the mountain of evidence that proves the most incredible story is the one that actually happened.

We’ve all seen the famous image of a stooped ape gradually evolving into an upright human. This "March of Progress" taught us that we evolved from apes, but is that really the picture science paints? This episode dismantles that iconic lineup to reveal a more complex and fascinating family tree where chimpanzees aren't our ancestors, but our cousins.

We've all heard that water swirls down the drain in opposite directions depending on which side of the equator you're on, thanks to the mighty Coriolis effect. But is this planet-spinning force really in charge of your bathtub, or has a simple physics lesson been twisted into a global myth?