Common Myths


You've probably heard a story or piece of advice that you and most everyone believed, not even thinking to question its validity. You may even have passed on these myths yourself, either by chain letter or simply in an everyday conversation at a gathering.

You might be surprised and fascinated to learn the real stories behind these commonly held myths.

Ring Around the Rosie is not a rhyme about the plague.

Life in the 1500s myth and fact.

Wild baby birds or bird eggs will not be abandoned and thrown out of the nest by the parents after contact with humans.