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There are a lot of scary science stories that go around the Internet. It’s easy for a single paper to get spun up into a media frenzy, and harder for the level-headed truth to prevail. From dangerous chemicals in your spatulas to the dangers of intermittent fasting, here are a few of the biggest, scariest stories that went around lately, and why you don’t need to worry about them.