myths

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She says it's important parents and carers understand what benefits they can access, including how there are a lot of myths around children not being eligible.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“We are working hard to conduct awareness-raising sessions in communities to debunk many of the myths and misinformation,” said Yakubu, the ActionAid official in Congo.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Barker combines the monkey’s paw and Pygmalion myths in this story about a young man who wishes that his dream girl would fall in love with him.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Burbery argues that stories and myths can preserve observations about natural disasters and cosmic threats long before scientific explanations emerge.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

Sometimes relations with neighbouring bands were tight enough that together they constituted a single tribe, sharing a common language, common myths, and common norms and values.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari