Reality Checks: Confederate Myths, Hiroshima, The Pill and Cancer, and the Science of The Fly

• People believe myths about the Confederacy because these myths populate textbooks and monuments. (via Washington Post)
• Why the United States used the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. (via NPR)
• A new study indicates that the birth control pill can prevent endometrial cancer. (via Think Progress)
• A scientist responds to the 1986 movie, “The Fly.” (via io9)

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