@Jessss, we're talking specific hoaxes here. We're not talking about bizarre medical beliefs.

It's not exactly a hoax in the sense of these six stories, but the idea that the MMR vaccine could cause autism is one of the weirdest medical beliefs. One of the weirdest things about the whole story was the fact that most journalists didn't spot that the doctor responsible for this little "theory" happened to have a vested interest in discrediting the MMR vaccine until it was much too late. Journalists researching their stories? Yeah, they've heard of it.

What's a wiffle ball and does anybody care?

There are much better and easier ways to hide your valuables. Like vonskippy says that's a particularly good way to lose your stuff inside the door. But if the stuff you want to keep safe is small enough to keep in a cigar tube, why not just take it with you?

In the real world (outside of the law courts) the responsibility for this accident lies with the idiot who didn't look where they were putting their feet.

Oh but I forgot, in the USA nothing is *ever* your fault. It's always the fault of some business or other.

@Vonskippy - nature doesn't "intend" anything, but given that you believe it to be so I hope you don't take any medical treatment. What's that? You do? Hypocrite.

Or just get a perfectly ordinary pair of varifocals which work without needing any adjustment.

Looks like another one of those "innovations" that isn't as good as boring old technology.

Yeah? I'd like to see what happens if it crashes on you.

In more sensible countries old phone numbers are not re-issued.

It's impressive, but in what way does it resemble a medieval castle?

Most blooms are reflective to UV anyway. That's how they attract insects.

If I recall my Swift GTI correctly it was more prone to self disassembly.

Irony?

It says he's a medium. It doesn't say he can see into the future. If it said he was clairvoyant that would be ironic.

Nothing new here at all. There have been things like that around since the sixties. It always amuses me when somebody comes along and claims to have designed something when all they have done is revived an old idea.

"changes it up"

Native english speaker are you?

Unfortunately it's the only funny part of the show, and even that won't be funny beyond episode 3. Seems to be Who's Line without the spark.