COMMON MYTHS THAT MIGHT HAVE YOU FOOLED
Added on: 10th Jun 2016
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.
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