6 Most frequently misquoted/wrong statistics


	6 Most frequently misquoted/wrong statistics

lordthor541

5-12-2008 1:01 PM

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lordthor541 says:

Click the link to see all 6, as well as explanations of why they're false, who was fooled, and how they got started.

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