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Mythbuster
- Scouting is not just for boys
- Girls have been part of the adventure since 1976
- Scouting is not a Christian Organisation
- We're a multi-faith movement
- Scouting is not for everyone
- Yet, 30,000 young people are desperate to join, but we need more volunteers to help
- Scouting is not linked to the army
- We're the largest membership organisation in the world working for peace
- Scout Leaders are not just male
- 44% of our Leaders are female
- Not all Scouts can be cool*
- Scouts do not say dyb dyb dyb
- They havent done since the '60s... but they still do their best
- Scouting is not about Bob-a-Job week
- But it is good for getting you a job!
- Scouts do not just wear green
- They think green too
- Scouting does not just happen in a Scout hall
- You can't do over 200 adventurous activities inside!
- Scouting is not just about tying knots
- It's pretty hard to tie one while sailing, climbing or parascending
* But these manage somehow....
- Sir David Attenborough, naturalist
- Bear Grylls, Adventurer
- David Beckham, footballer
- Sir Richard Branson, entrepreneur
- Jarvis Cocker, musician
- Billy Connolly, comedian
- Richard Hammond, tv presenter
- Lucie Jones, singer and actress
- James Martin, chef
- Andrew Murray, tennis player
- Sir Paul McCartney, musician
- Barack Obama, US president
- Joe Pasquale, comedian
- Jeremy Paxman, journalist
- Keith Richards, musician
- Steven Spielberg, film director
- David Walliams, comedian
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