In today’s information age, where knowledge is at our fingertips, it’s astounding how certain myths continue to persist, often defying logic and reason.
A user asked the forum, What’s a stupid myth that’s still floating around? Here are the common responses.
FACEBOOK’S PERMISSION POLICY
“Creating a Facebook status that says “I do not give Facebook permission to use my photos or likeness” or anything of that ilk.”
BABY BIRD MYTH
“Touching a baby bird will make the parents abandon it. Birds don’t have a good sense of smell. It’s worse than ours. They also love their babies and wouldn’t care if it smells weird. Leave fledglings alone unless they’re in a dangerous situation, but if they are in a dangerous situation, get them out of it.
And if you see a baby bird without feathers outside of a nest, place it back in the nest or take it to your nearest wildlife rehabilitation center.”
CRACKING KNUCKLES
“Cracking your knuckles will cause arthritis.”
DIGESTING GUM TAKES YEARS
“It’ll take like seven years to digest gum if you swallow it; I don’t know where it even came from.”
MISSION PERSON REPORT
“You have to wait 24/48 hours before filing a missing person report.”
TAX BRACKETS
“That you can be promoted into a lower net income because of tax brackets.
(This is very different from the welfare cliff, which is very real.)”
HUMANS AND THEIR BRAINS
“Humans only use 10% of their brains.
Idk where this could’ve even come from. Why would ANY animal evolve an extremely expensive organ they only use 10% of?”
SCHIZOPHRENIA MEANS MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES
“That schizophrenia means multiple personalities.
It doesn’t. It means delusions. Some people hear voices with it; others don’t. The voices are NOT personalities. These people are thinking of Dissociative Identity Disorder.”
TEAS TO DETOX YOUR BODY
“That certain teas detox your body. Or that your body even needs to be detoxed — unless you’re a heroin addict.”
OVERHEAD LIGHT
“It’s illegal to have the overhead light on when you’re driving.
ETA I’m in the US, so it’s a myth in most states, including the state I live in.”
BEING 30 MEANS YOU GREW OLD
“The age of 30 was considered to be “old” in the Middle Ages. Nope. The average age of death was dragged down by the infant mortality rate. If you survived past infancy, you could reasonably expect to live until your 60’s or 70s. There are so many myths about the Middle Ages, in general. It happened over multiple centuries. No “average” can accurately convey exactly what life was like then.”
DISH SOAP AND INSTANT COOKING DISH
“Using dish soap will strip the seasoning from your (insert cooking dish).”
This was true back when lye was a common ingredient in dish soaps, but it’s been gone from all major dish soap brands for 30+ years now.”
CARROTS
“Carrots being good for eyesight was literally ww2 propaganda to try and cover up radar.”
SWIMMING AFTER FOOD
‘Swimming right after you’ve had something to eat is dangerous.”
INTROVERT
“That being an introvert means I don’t like people…
Being an introvert means that I need to recharge my social batteries away from people (unlike extroverts who recharge their batteries while being with people).”
PHLEGM
“That green phlegm is indicative of respiratory infection while white phlegm can just be allergies/asthma/common cold. My doc looked at me like an idiot when I parroted this out.”
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
“That a small amount of alcohol is healthy. No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health.”
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