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Academic Urban Legends (journals.sagepub.com)
2 points by undefined_user6 2362 days ago
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"'"The story that the iron content of spinach was a myth based on a misplaced decimal point is itself a myth.'"

Yes, I had read about that myth story and assumed it was correct.

I could have sworn I remember the article tracking down the original publication, with a 10x difference in the table compared to the correct number. But it seems I was wrong.