IDEAS PEOPLE WANT TO BELIEVE
Added on: 23rd May 2016
EACH SIDE OF YOUR BRAIN HAS A DIFFERENT
FUNCTION (LANGUAGE, MATHS, ETC)
This is a classic belief in “pop” psychology. Both sides of your
brain do everything to some extent. Of course, certain
functions may be more represented on one side, but
even this varies from person to person.
CHAMELEONS BLEND IN WITH THEIR SURROUNDINGS
Chameleons only change colour to communicate. It has nothing
to do with their surroundings.
PEOPLE THAT ARE DROWNING WAVE THEIR
HANDS AND STRUGGLE
Someone could drown 2ft from you and you would never know it.
In fact, people often mistake drownings for someone just
playing in the water. Time to learn about the instinctive
drowning response. You could save a life.
MACS DON'T GET VIRUSES
Yes they do, it’s just that there aren’t a lot of people making viruses
for them because not many people have macs.
POINSETTIAS ARE SUPER TOXIC TO HUMANS
While they can cause mild irritation to the skin or stomach,
according to the American Association of Poison Control Centres
there are no recorded fatalities with regards to poinsettias.
ORANGES (THE FRUIT) WERE NAMED AFTER
ORANGE (THE COLOUR)
It was the other way around. In fact, several hundred years ago
orange was seen as a shade of red.
THERE WAS WIDESPREAD PANIC WHEN WAR OF THE
WORLDS WAS PLAYED ON THE RADIO IN 1938
BECAUSE PEOPLE THOUGHT MARTIANS WERE
ACTUALLY INVADING
Nobody thought Martians were invading but the newspapers blew
a few isolated incidents out of proportion…as usual.
PEOPLE DIED REALLY YOUNG DURING
THE MIDDLE AGES
The average life expectancy was around 30 but that was largely
caused by high infant mortality. People who made it to
the age of 21 had a life expectancy of 64.
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