Is the Rake mere creepypasta, or do more recent events prove it to be a real creature?

A pop quiz of trivia from the previous 19 years of Skeptoid shows! Can you beat the masters?

The actual wayfinding methods used by the ancient Polynesians to navigate between islands and settle the entire Pacific Ocean.

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Nearly as much mythology as science surrounds the wayfinding techniques used by early Polynesians to navigate the South Pacific.

True stories of the pilots who have tried to land at Area 51 — and what happened to them.

We all enjoy a nice crisp glass of water when we're feeling dehydrated — which makes sense, because our bodies need it most of all, so enjoying it is an evolved behavior. However, some people — notably wellness influencers — have determined that good old H2O is actually not a good thing at all (who knew?); and that what you really need is their own concoction that's actually an entirely different molecule: structured water.

Another round of corrections of errors from past episodes, keeping your Skeptoid archive tidy and accurate.