“Lightning never strikes twice in the same place. In fact it does - and with great regularity. Thus, the need for lighting rods in some lightning-prone locations.” -waqasnaseem07

“That if you shave any hair on your body it grows back thicker and darker.” -psychedellie

“That bulls get angered by the colour red- they are colour blind so it really makes no difference. It's the waving of the cape that gets to them.” -waqasnaseem07

“Bats are blind- this simply isn't true either. Bats have almost as good eyesight as humans and some larger bats have eyesight almost 3x as good as that of a human.” -waqasnaseem07

“That you can detox/cleanse your body with certain drinks or pills.” -yvonv

“That MSG is bad for you. It's literally a naturally occurring amino acid in certain green plant life that utilized photosynthesis, with normal salt used as a binding agent. The myth came from a single person writing to a newspaper back in the 70's (I believe) where he ended up with a headache after visiting a Chinese restaurant, and the only ingredient in the dish he had that he didn't recognize was monosodium glutamate, and because people are stupid and it sounds scary, he blamed it on that.

And it led to a bunch of people reporting similar anecdotal stories that led to the myth of it being bad for you. There have been dozens of studies confirming that it's perfectly safe and doesn't cause headaches or any other known ailments.” -Tonsai

“An average person swallows around 7 to 8 spiders in their sleep.” -AllergicDodo

“Half of the quotes attributed to Gandhi, Dr Seuss, Oscar Wilde and Ben Franklin.” -ehsteve23

“Nails and hair of a person continue to grow after death- the skin retracts as it becomes dehydrated after death. The nails and hair do not grow, the just appear longer.” -waqasnaseem07

“Grand Daddy Long Legs are the most poisonous spider on the planet but their fangs are too small to pierce skin… ugh” -Kangabolic

“We only use 10% of our brains." -u/deleted

“People on the internet really seem to buy into the idea that elephants find humans cute. The source of this is a tumblr post that claims the same region of the brain that's active when humans see puppies is what lights up when elephants see us. But that requires MRI machines big enough to accommodate elephants, as well as keeping an animal that weighs like 5 tons still whilst it's fully conscious. It also means assuming that the brain structures do the same job across species.

If anything, the harsh reality is that wild elephants probably see humans as threats, given that as a species we're actively doing our best to kill them. Elephants who live in zoos or sanctuaries may be endeared to their keepers and thus humans in general, however. The good news is that this can probably change if poaching is ever stopped. Elephants who'd been raised in the David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, for example, have led sick or injured herd-mates back to the sanctuary for treatment.” -ButterflyOfDeath

“That cracking your knuckles gives you arthritis.” -littlephrogboyo

“That humans will eventually evolve to lose the little toe as we don't use it. No, that's not how evolution works. Unless at some point in the future not having one increases our chances of reproducing, the little toe is not going anywhere. Also regarding evolution, we didn't exactly evolve from monkeys, it's more like monkeys and us share a common ancestor, but then we split into different evolution branches.” -Dr_Chemiramen

“That stem cells come primarily from aborted babies. They don't, they are harvested from bone marrow today.” -Moosen_Burger

“The woman who sued McDonalds did not do so "because her coffee was hot". If you look into her story they badly fucked up the preparation of her coffee and she suffered permanent and catastrophic injuries. It's deeply frustrating whenever it's brought up as an example of overly litigious society.” -Adrianics4k

“You need to shake a Polaroid picture.” -NutellaGood

"The food pyramid, most USDA nutrition is horribly wrong.” -chancetodream

“That cows and horses sleep standing up.” -AffectionateFault484

“That cops in the US can't lie to you, or have to tell you they're cops if asked.” -talldata

“Introversion = social anxiety.” -Bielobogich

“Going out with wet hair/after showing or not wearing a jacket in the cold makes you sick/catch a cold.” -Eliebarbar

“The customer is always right.” -Shreaded_wheat

“That you can lose fat in specific places.” -Appropriate-Secret80

“That weed is 100% safe to use. It's not. It's still somewhat harmful (when used excessively/non medically) like every single drug in existence.” -SiloueOfUlrin