Episode #461

News Items

    Science or Fiction

    • Item #1 Fiction

      The first European settlers of Boston called the region Trebis Faba, which means ‘three beans.’

    • Item #2 Science

      It’s against the law to refer to any part of the day as ‘Happy Hour.’

    • Item #3 Science

      The fig newton is named after the Boston suburb of Newton.

    Skeptical Quote of the Week.

    “The difference between faith and insanity is that faith is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence, whereas insanity is the ability to hold firmly to a conclusion that is incompatible with the evidence.” - William Harwood