Some tidbits about the world are considered as the gospel truth, although there's nothing wrong with that, but knowing the real truth will really set us free and put as one step forward from ordinary people.
There are widely accepted facts that we thought were correct but based upon the list provided below, we will knew the truth behind those unproven facts.
Here are the 34 Things We Probably Believe but are Total Lies:
1. The Northernn Hemisphere of Earth is no closer to the Sun during Summer. It's warmer because the Northern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
2. Fingernails and Hair don't keep Growing once we Die, but our skin shrinks, giving the appearance of growth.
3. Swallowed chewing gum will not take 7 years to digest, we don't digest it all, as it passes harmlessly to our bodies.
4. Goldfish don't have 30-second memories, in fact, they can remember things for months.
5. People use more than "just 10%" of their brains. The fact is, they use all of their brains, it is only that we use different areas of the brain at different times.
6. Pure water doesn't conduct electricity well but it's the dirtand minerals in the water that will conduct electricity well.
7. Redheads are not going extinct, in fact the gene or blonde hair can be recessive and carried throughout generations.
8. Ingesting poinsettias won't kill you or your pets, although the plants will make you sick with gastrointestinal issues.
9. Lightning Can strike twice in the same spot. In fact, the Empire State building is struck up to 100 times a year.
10. If you aren't born with all of the brain cells you were ever have. There is evidence your brain will continue to produce new cells in certain regions, a process called neurogenesis.
11. Frogs or toads won't give you warts. Touching another person's warts, though, will give you warts. The human papillomavirus (HPV) is what causes most warts.
12. The color of the mucus in your nose doesn't indicate if you have bacterial infection, it can vary in color due to a variety of illnesses.
13. Lemmings do not follow each other, committing mass suicide.
14. Disregard the phrase "blind as a bat," because bats are NOT blind.
15. Your blood is never blue. It's red whether it is oxygenated or not. Your veins look blue because of your skin and tissue.
16. Dogs and cats don't see in greyscale, they see in shades of blue and green.
17. The Great Wall of China Is NOT the only man-made structure visible from space.
18. It's possible to stand an egg on its head any day of the year and not just on the Spring Equinox.
19. Microwave radiation doesn't cause cancer. Only a few kinds of radiation can cause cancer and depends on the dosage.
20. Sharks can get cancer. The myth started when I. William Lane in order to sell shark cartilage as a cancer treatment.
21. Stress doesn't play a large role in chronic high blood pressure, it just temporarily increase the blood pressure, but the main causes of hypertension are smoking, genetics and bad diets.
22. Ostriches do not stick their heads in the ground when they're scared. In fact, they flop on the ground and play dead.
23. Most diamonds actually aren't made from compressed coal. They are compressed and heated 90 miles below the surface of the Earth.
24. Organic food isn't pesticide free. Pesticide levels on both organic and non organic food are so low they aren't a concer, according to the USDA.
25. Giving children sugar doesn't make them hyper.
26. It's most like HIV jumped to humans from monkeys through hunting, not cross-specieds intercourse.
27. Getting hit by a penny from was dropped from the top of Empire State building won't kill you but it will hurt you.
28. Cracking your knuckles won't give you arthritis. Age, injury, obesity and genetics will give you arthritis.
29. Shaving your hair doesn't make it thicker. It might feel coarser, but that's just because the ends are more blunt from being freshly shaved.
30. There is no such thing as having a truly "photographic" memory. Even people with extraordinary memories doesn't recall events with enough detail to mimic a camera.
31. The popular dinosaur, Brontosaurus, didn't actually exist, it's actually an Apatosaurus.
32. One gene does not equal to one protein. Many genes make multiple proteins and some don't make any.
33. Not all people with Tourettes randomly yell out swears words, only a small percentage do. It's more common for people with Tourettes to have involuntary movements and other sound pics.
34. Giving children sugar doesn't make them hyper. In several trials, kids were just hyper, regardless of if they received the sugar-filled or sugar-free drinks.
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