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an interesting blog I ran across

History Myths Debunked

I have one or two small issues with some of the "debunking" I see there, but by and large it looks like a valuable service. The world needs more of that and less of the "cats and dogs" and "pluck yew" folk etymology (Peter will know what I mean...)

Having read the entries on the site more closely, I have to say I'm quite disappointed. There seems to me to be just as much inaccuracy and half-truth in the entries as in the material the author is trying to debunk. I'm going to withdraw my recommendation that one visit the site, at least until they improve the quality of their material.