COMMON MYTHS THAT MIGHT HAVE YOU FOOLED

EACH SIDE OF YOUR BRAIN DOES

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

False, there is no clear division of talents. Each side can

potentially be responsible for anything.

GLASS IS A LIQUID

It is an amorphous solid. The reason those old windows are thicker

at the bottom is not because the glass flowed down and collected

at the base. The windows were just poorly designed.

MSG CAUSES HEADACHES

There is no scientific proof of this, only anecdotal evidence.

VACCINES CAUSE AUTISM

This is a widespread myth that originated due to fraudulent

research that has been shown to have been manipulated.

YOU SENSE DIFFERENT TASTES ON

DIFFERENT PARTS OF YOUR TONGUE

You actually sense all the tastes on all parts of your tongue.

YOU HAVE TO WAIT 24 HOURS TO REPORT

A MISSING PERSON

This is dangerously false. You can report a missing person

at any point.

SALT MAKES WATER BOIL FASTER

Although chefs everywhere seem to swear by it, this is

scientifically impossible. Salt raises the boiling point of water,

which means that it actually takes longer to boil!

PILGRIMS WORE ALL BLACK AND HAD BUCKLE HATS

Nope, they wore late Elizabethan in-colours, which would have

been red, yellow, purple, and green. No buckle hats.