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Featured on Snopes today: A brief explainer on the science of man boobs, the internet falls for "Ozzy Osbourne on deathbed" rumor, and a philosophical observation by Ivanka Trump.

by Snopes Staff, April 4, 2017



One of the more interesting queries to land in our inbox this past week asked, “Do Impossible Whoppers really contain enough estrogen to cause male breast growth?”

For those who may not know, the Impossible Whopper is Burger King’s meatless alternative to the Whopper. It uses a soy protein-based patty that many people say tastes just like beef.

According to a livestock industry publication, it also contains enough of the sex hormone estrogen that it will “grow boobs on a male” if he eats four Impossible Whoppers daily.

Snopes.com’s Alex Kasprak is on the case.

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By Snopes Staff

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Sand running down a rock as though it were water.

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April 4, 2017

A video seemingly shows the phenomenon of sand pouring over a cliff like a waterfall.

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