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You’ve probably heard a few of these your whole life. The funny part is how easily they fall apart.
The truth: It’s not dangerous. Just disorienting.
The truth: It absolutely does, and it happens quite often.
The truth: Viruses cause colds, not chilly air.
The truth: It’s a persistent myth often fueled by the exciting environments (like parties) where sugar is present, parental expectations, and placebo effects.
The truth: Perfectly healthy. Hack away, boys.
The truth: Widespread myth probably from mothers? They help, but they won’t give you Superman-like vision, sorry.
The truth: The direction of a flush is determined by the design, shape of the bowl, and the angle of the water jets, not by the earth’s rotation.
Personally, I blame The Simpsons.
The truth: You lose heat from any amount of exposed skin, rather than being concentrated in the head.
The truth: It’s always red. Veins look blue because of how light penetrates skin.
The truth: It’s the tilt of Earth’s axis as it orbits the sun, not the distance.
The truth: The common phrase “blind as a bat” is a myth, as all bats have eyes and most use vision, but many also rely heavily on echolocation.
The truth: Birds don’t abandon chicks over human scent. It’s probably more of a personality thing.
The truth: It has a far side, not a permanently dark one. Looking at you on this one.
The truth: It causes strain, not permanent damage.
The truth: They’re good, but not immune to gravity.
The truth: You cannot effectively “sweat out” toxins & sweating’s primary job is to cool the body, not detoxify, with your liver and kidneys handling the main detox work.
(Ty’s Note: This one shocked me.. I’ve been sitting in the sauna for MONTHS to do just this.)
The truth: It just sends blood down your throat. Not good.
The truth: There’s no real-world evidence of this happening. I think about this EVERY time I gas up. Good to know I’m overreacting.
The truth: Chronic abuse damages connections, not individual cells. Have at it, guys.
The truth: Drinking water is essential, but hydration needs vary widely.
The truth: The common belief that eyes will pop out if kept open during a sneeze is a myth. Eyes are secured by strong ocular muscles.
The truth: Bananas grow on the world’s largest herbaceous flowering plant which looks like a tree but has a “trunk” made of tightly packed leaf sheaths (not wood).
PLUS: Bananas are technically a berry that develops from “flowers” not trees.