40 Random Bits of Counterintuitive Facts That Will Fry Your Circuits

Everyone of your brain cells is about to be all like, ‘Wait, what?!?!’
40 Random Bits of Counterintuitive Facts That Will Fry Your Circuits

It’s not your fault that you picked up some bad information over the years. It happens to all of us at some point. We blame overconfident people who are too busy or cool to do some research. They think that every harebrained idea that pops into their heads is utter gold, so they start cockily spouting it around town. 

Well, from now on, let’s promise each other that we’ll pull out our phones for a quick fact-check before those myth-spreading pretty boys get us again.

Pork

MYTH: ALWAYS COOK PORK UnTL I'S SWELL-DONE. FACT8 PORK IS MUCH SAFER THAN you THINK. The myth that undercooked pork is swimming with worms is left ove

Fingerprints

MYTH: FINGERPRINTS ARE ALL super unique. FACT8 THEY'RE ACTUALLY WORRYINGLY SIMILAR. Your fingerprints aren't all that unique - -relatives will have ma

The Color of Blood

MYTH: THE BLOOD LEAVING YOUR HEART IS BLUE. FAGT8 IT'S ACTUALLY DARKER RED. The myth that deoxygenated blood is blue comes from the fact that through

Neanderthals

NEANDERTHALS ACTUALLY HAD GREAT POSTURE. Neanderthals stood upright. The myth of the hunched knuckle- draggers came from one Neanderthal skeleton that
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American Beer

MYTH: American BEeR IS WEAK. FAGT8 IT'S JUsT measured DIFFERENTLY FROM THE REST OF THE WORLD. Most countries measure beer alcohol percentage by volume

Cats

When a cat pees on your stuff, you might think he hates you. But the truth is, he's into you. An insecure cat wants to establish a bond with you, SO h

Seattle

CRACKED COM MYTH: Seattle is the definitive rainy city in the US. TRUTH: Oodles of cities, like Philly, New York, Washington D.C., and St: Louis get m

Undercover Cops

MYTH8 Undercover officers have to tell the truth when asked if they're COps. FAGT8 That'd be incredibly unsafe if it were true. This is one of those t

The Pyramids

CRACKED COM Looks smooth enough to slide down.... But a close angle reveals the steppy truth

Steve Jobs

THE OSCAR NOMINEE In Steve Jobs, the titular character is portrayed as the savior of Apple. REALITY THE But Jobs nearly sank the company. As part of h

Courtrooms

BELIEF: Gavel-banging is part of a standard courtroom proceeding. TRUTH: Far from it. Not only is it not part of the procedure, but a survey of NYC ju

Erin Brockovich

THE OSCAR WINNER In Erin Brockovich, everyone is delighted at the end of the trial. REALITY THE But the actual plaintiffs were far from satisfied. Rea

The Danish Girl

THE OSCAR NOMINEE The Danish Girl is the story of one of the first recipients of gender reassignment surgery. REALITY THE But the movie misrepresents

Amadeus

THE OSCAR WINNER In Amadeus, Mozart is a goof who was fiercely envied (and probably killed) by Salieri. REALITY THE But Mozart and Salieri had a respe

Astronauts

You probably think of astronauts as the picture of health. But the truth is, they're screwed if they get sick. Strike one: The immune system grows wea

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