If you've been paying attention, you'll know that many people aren't. 'Fact' and 'Fiction' are nearly interchangeable.
As such, dozens of myths from the days of snake oil and witch trials still exist, and as long as dumb people walk the Earth they'll be taken as fact.
Here are the 20 biggest myths that some people just won't stop believing.
1
Exercising is not recommended immediately after eating a big meal, but there is nothing special about swimming in this regard.
2
Ackchyually… we use almost all of our brains all the time.
3
Hair grows from your body, not its ends, so cutting makes no difference. The same goes for shaving, and nails.
4
While much of Saturn is less dense than water, it doesn't float. Saturn’s dense core would sink, while its gasses would disperse in the water. Really, Saturn is more like a giant bath bomb.
5
Lions live on the African savannah, which is very much not the jungle.
6
There is nothing wrong with occasionally cracking your knuckles, and the “crack” sound comes from a release of gas. Improper cracking might hurt you, but it will not give you Arthritis.
7
Birds are not capable of telling whether or not another bird has been touched by a human, and will not reject one that has.
8
Odds are, you won’t swallow any spiders in your sleep… ever. Spiders are not likely to crawl across a living person’s mouth.
9
Gum might not digest well, but it will get flushed out along with the rest of your normal bowel movements. This one was made up to stop kids swallowing gum.
10
Tongue taste zones were even taught in school, but there is no legitimacy to them. All forms of taste buds are scattered all around the tongue.
11
In actuality, goldfish can remember quite a bit.
12
There is actually no correlation between high blood sugar and energy levels, despite what moms and the placebo effect might have you believe.
13
False. Daddy-longlegs are neither venomous, nor an actual species of spider. They're called cellar spiders.
14
The bladder contains bacteria that become part of urine, so no it isn’t.
15
No, it doesn’t. That would be really bad.
16
It is still red, textbooks just use the blue to help distinguish between arteries and veins.
17
There is no “alpha” wolf, and the original researchers who pitched the idea have since retracted it.
18
Sickness is caused by germs, not temperature. That being said, it can prompt certain states that predispose you to sickness.
19
Washing chicken only disperses its bacteria around your sink. If you need to thaw your chicken, you can use warm water, but leave the chicken in its packaging.
20
Come on now people, this one is simply not true. Don’t mix up cause and effect.
