Buzz Tagged
hoaxes
Last Updated
May 17, 2008
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Finger Regrowth Hoax
Science Buzz No, pig's bladder powder did not regrow a man's finger. The Guardian's Bad Science column debunks the long-circulating story about a man regrowing a finger through the magical use of powdered pig's bladder: First problem, it was a minor injury, not a missing finger.
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Scarlet
Business Buzz Don't get all excited, there's nothing to see here. You may have noticed an ad campaign online over the last month or so for a TV show called Scarlet, starring Natassia Malthe. As it turns out, there is no show, only a new line of LCD HDTVs from LG, as disappointed celebrities like Lindsay Lohan found out at last night's "premiere." Ha ha! Hoaxes: The new marketing frontier.
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