Our systems librarian linked to this page on our college's website. She uses it in her courses to show students that you can't always tell what is legitimate information and what isn't on the internet. Some of the stuff is hilarious--be sure to check out "Facts about Beluga Whales" and the links under "Current Headlines."
And if you haven't had enough after that, learn about the dangerous chemical dihydrogen monoxide, and help contribute to saving the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus.
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The site about Dihydrogen Monoxide actually doesn't lie, it just puts forth facts in a way which is misleading.
I read through some of the main points they make, and all of the facts they list are actually true, they just make it seem more dangerous than it is.
So really the information there is fine, but it's presented with the goal of misleading people.
The whole "dihydrogen monoxide" thing is a common joke in chemistry classrooms, by the way.
I highly enjoyed Penn & Teller's little venture in which they had a bunch of nature-bent hippies willingly sign a petition to ban dihydrogen monoxide after providing basically the same information as that site.
It's too bad about the Pacific Northwest tree octopus, isn't it? I mean, it's almost sadder never to have existed than it is to be extinct.
And, yep-- it's definitely a good lesson, huh? Especially now that the Internet is normal for kids.
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