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Kat Long
Joined: Jun 21, 2017
Kat Long is Mental Floss's science editor and host of the Mental Floss/iHeartRadio podcast THE QUEST FOR THE NORTH POLE. Her work has also appeared in The New York Times, National Geographic, and the Washington Post.
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Considering how familiar we all are with the human body—since we all have one—there is a surprising number of enduring myths about it.
Misconceptions About the Ice Age
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