Last year, hundreds of articles were published by several reputable scientific journals that were either fraudulent or simply full of nonsense. These magazines let us know that we exist for ads, or strictly private reasons, in an era of deception and subterfuge. Here are several of recent history's most popular science myths.
Mysterious rings of crops
Scientists and ufologists have defended the thesis that enigmatic loops in the grain are created by travelers from space. Therefore, several scholars believed that crop circles could not be constructed by human hands until some adventurers took a few bits of wood, rope and wire and created amazing circles and patterns in the grain.
Nacirema Nacirema
One anthropological work claimed that there is a tribe that ritually cuts its faces with sharp objects on the territory of the USA. It turned out, though, that the name of the tribe was incorrectly pronounced AMERICAN, and that the practices were only shaving.
The best scam of the month
An essay about how it is possible to see humans and unicorns live a harmonious life on the Moon with the aid of telescopes was published by the New York Sun in 1853. In order to be persuaded of the fact of the film, many misguided individuals believed in the story and purchased all the telescopes in shops.
Timber Spaghetti
The BBC published an essay in 1957 about how there is a tree where spaghetti grows. More and less spaghetti rose on the tree over time, which was not helped by the uprising of the Italian colonists who rebelled against such news.
Archaeoraptor, Archaeoraptor
A photo of a skeleton discovered in China was published by National Geographic magazine with the title: The lost link between dinosaurs and birds. It was established, after careful study and evaluation, that it was a scam composed of fossils of many distinct organisms.
The 12-571-3570 Document
It is a text that speaks about studies on the genders of space astronomers and that appears to have discovered the right pose for a relationship that is weightless. These arguments have been refuted by NASA and it was never verified that this is real analysis.
Flyer for Defense
This leaflet was circulated in Europe and included a list of cancer-causing E numbers, such as that for citric acid. When over seven million individuals avoided buying those types of cheese and mustard, the scam was uncovered.
Tasaday's tribe
He paid a small number of people to play an undiscovered tribe, photographed them and made a story for Philippine Government Officer Manuel Elizalde Jr. He visited the whole world in 1983 and raised 35 million to safeguard the tribe. Luckily, they found him...