14 Facts People Believe To Be True.. But Aren't

Featured 06/22/2014 in Funny

Common misconceptions people believe to be true.

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1. Women aren't the only ones with ticking biological clocks. While men remain fertile their whole life, the quality decreases with age.
2. We use more than ten percent of our brains. We use all we have, just not all at once.
3. Swallowing gum doesn't take 7 years to digest. It passes through just like the pennies or toy soldiers you gobbled up as a tot.
4. A cold shower wont actually dampen your libido. The shock might distract you for a bit, but that's all.
5. Cracking your knuckles wont cause arthritis. Just annoy your friends.
6. Despite what your mom told you, crossing your eyes wont get your face stuck that way.
7. Getting the plaque professionally scraped from your teeth wont loosen your teeth. In fact, its the opposite!
8. Chomping down on carrots like Bugs Bunny wont make your eyes any stronger.
9. Cutting your hair wont make it grow faster. It may seem like it, but hair grows at the same rate regardless.
10. There are a million theories to get rid of the hiccups, but you really cant scare them out of someone.
11. Eating after 8:00 pm doesn't make a difference in weight gain. You metabolize things exactly the same, so cutting down on night time snacking just saves you the calories.
12. You cant determine the gender of a pregnant woman's baby based on how high or low its carried. The 5050 chance makes it easy odds to believe, but it just isn't true.
13. Reading in the dark wont ruin your eyesight. In the dark your eyes will switch from using their cones to their rods making it more difficult.
14. There is no such thing as a safe tan. UVA rays in tanning beds are just as harmful as UVB.

1. Women aren't the only ones with ticking biological clocks. While men remain fertile their whole life, the quality decreases with age.
2. We use more than ten percent of our brains. We use all we have, just not all at once.
3. Swallowing gum doesn't take 7 years to digest. It passes through just like the pennies or toy soldiers you gobbled up as a tot.
4. A cold shower wont actually dampen your libido. The shock might distract you for a bit, but that's all.
5. Cracking your knuckles wont cause arthritis. Just annoy your friends.
6. Despite what your mom told you, crossing your eyes wont get your face stuck that way.
7. Getting the plaque professionally scraped from your teeth wont loosen your teeth. In fact, its the opposite!
8. Chomping down on carrots like Bugs Bunny wont make your eyes any stronger.
9. Cutting your hair wont make it grow faster. It may seem like it, but hair grows at the same rate regardless.
10. There are a million theories to get rid of the hiccups, but you really cant scare them out of someone.
11. Eating after 8:00 pm doesn't make a difference in weight gain. You metabolize things exactly the same, so cutting down on night time snacking just saves you the calories.
12. You cant determine the gender of a pregnant woman's baby based on how high or low its carried. The 5050 chance makes it easy odds to believe, but it just isn't true.
13. Reading in the dark wont ruin your eyesight. In the dark your eyes will switch from using their cones to their rods making it more difficult.
14. There is no such thing as a safe tan. UVA rays in tanning beds are just as harmful as UVB.