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Subject: [Spam 5.60] eBook Alert! Science busts 58 popular myths in Fact or Fiction
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Date: 08/02/13 16:40:10

Announcing a new eBook from Scientific American—A Look Back: The Best of 2012If you are unable to see the message below, click here to view.

 Click here to order Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths for just $3.99!
 
 
 
 Myth-bust with our new eBook Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths 
 
 
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 A collection of our favorite truth-or-fiction articles is available now on your favorite device for only $3.99.
 
    
 
 
 
Dear Science Enthusiast,

While you are well-informed on the ins and outs of climate change and know more about the Higgs Boson than your dinner guests care to hear, it can be refreshing to learn the everyday science behind old wives’ tales and oft-repeated advice that may or may not have any grounding in truth.

This summer, Scientific American presents Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths. In it, we've selected the most surprising, fascinating, useful and just plain wacky questions confronted by our writers over the years, including:

 - Did NASA create a million-dollar space pen
 - Can men breastfeed
 - Is chocolate poisonous to dogs
 - Does urine relieve the sting of a jellyfish
 - Do black holes sing
 - How big is infinity
With such an expansive range of everyday myths and curiosities, there is something in this eBook for everyone, from the Trivial Pursuit enthusiasts to those passionately interested in the science of spring fever.

 
 
 
 Court Jesters in the Animal Kingdom
 The oddities in the animal world populate the first section of this eBook. beginning with the age-old question of whether or not dogs can eat chocolate and ending with the mystery of flying squid. In between we look at Komodo dragon virgin births, cats’ taste buds and a mushroom larger than a whale.

Order now to read more about the bizarre fellow inhabitants of our planet.
 
 
 
 The Necessity of Vitamins and other Fables
 
   We all have habits that are either ingrained by our culture or stem from what seems like common sense. We wash our hands with antibacterial soap, pop multivitamins and try not to swallow our gum for fear of it lingering for seven years. But these common behaviors are often less beneficial than we think. They can be perfectly useless or even harmful. Sections Five and Six focus on health and the body and the surprising truths behind our daily routines.

Order now to learn more!
 
 
 
 More eBooks from Scientific American
 
 Seeking the Multiverse Living Healthy
 
   Parallel universes allow us to explore the question, "what if?" in a way that lets us step completely outside the world we know.
    The key to living healthfully is making informed choices, whether those involve the food we eat, where to live or the ideal weight.

 
 
 The Science of Memory A Question of Time
 
   The process of how we remember, how we forget and why we remember certain things and not others is a rich subject of scientific inquiry.
    "What time is it?" That simple question is probably asked more often in contemporary society than ever before, but the answer is anything but simple.

 
 
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