Summer myths: The lowdown on citronella, bee stings, and more

Summer myths: The lowdown on citronella, bee stings, and more
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Aaron Carroll of The Incidental Economist has done the world a great service by investigating a few of the most common summer anxieties, and checking them against the evidence. The results:

- You can squeeze out a bee sting

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.