40 Common Misconceptions That Will Form Their Debunking Chrysalises and Emerge As Beautiful Truthful Butterflies

These might be hard to hear, but you’ll thank us later
40 Common Misconceptions That Will Form Their Debunking Chrysalises and Emerge As Beautiful Truthful Butterflies

This list hit us pretty hard. It was a lot like hearing that the love of our life had a dark secret that changed the way we thought about them forever. We couldn’t believe these facts — sorry, these would-be facts — could deceive us like this. How can we trust anything (or anyone) ever again? 

We hope you don’t take these as hard as we did.

English

MYTH: Americans should speak English. It's our official language, right? bridges, English adj language on Ca FACT: Britain, Irel Nope, and it's nowhere in the Constitution. Attempts to make English the official language of the United States have repeatedly failed, although they have succeeded at the state level. So far, 31 states have passed laws declaring English as an official language. An official language, not the only one. Hawaii, for example, has also declared native Hawaiian as an official language, while Alaska declared their 20 indigenous languages official. https://www.washingtonpost. .com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2014/06/18/ CRACKED.COM when-and-why-do-u-s-states-make-english-their-official-language/

George Washington

Remember the story of George Washington chopping the cherry tree? It's completely made up. According to the story, when Washington was six years old he chopped down his father's prize cherry tree. When confronted, he said, I cannot tell a lie and confessed. Ironically, invented this iconic of story about the first value of honesty was Cheems. Thu Weems just figured he'd make up some And stories he itinerant minister by and Washington's bookseller named biographers, Mason Locke one an thought would make Washington look virtuous. people bought them American so hard school that Weems' textbooks pack for of lies

Bulls

MYTH Bulls will charge anything that's the color red. TRUTH Bulls are colorblind to the color red. CRACKED.COM

Chicken Skin

MYTH: DIETING? SKIN YOUR CHICKEN BEFORE YOU COOK IT. FACT: IT Doesn'T MATTER WHen YOU Remove THE SKIN. Yes, you can reduce calories in chicken by skipping the skin, but cooking chicken with the skin on doesn't make it less healthy, no matter what cooking method you use. And the skin keeps the chicken from drying out while cooking. CRACKED.COM http://www.rd.com/health/wellness/eat-healthier-food-myths-you-still-think-are-true/

Immigrants

MYTH: Worried about criminal activity? It's got to be all those immigrants. FACT: Immigrants are less likely to commit crimes. First-generation immigrants (including undocumented ones) are actually 45 percent less likely to commit a crime than people born in the US. Border cities with higher rates of illegal immigration have lower crime rates than the national average, a trend that extends back well before we started upping border security. In fact, it appears that as the number of immigrants goes up, the crime rate goes down. CRACKED.COM http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/washington/2011-07-15-border-violence-main_n.htm

Turkey

MYTH: TURKEY MAKES YOU SLEEPY. FACT: IT'S THE BIG meAL THAT Does IT. Science-y types will claim that turkey makes you sleepy because it contains tryptophan, which eventually becomes seratonin and melatonin, the sleep neurochemicals. But turkey doesn't contain enough to affect your tiredness level. The reason you're sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner is because your very full body needs to focus on digestion. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2014/11/ CRACKED.COM 24/no-turkey-doesnt-make-you-sleepy-the-science-of-thanksgiving-feasts/

Cola

MYTH: WATCH OUT! THE ACID in COLA WILL meLT YOUR STOMACH. FACT: THeRe'S пот enouGH ACID TO HARM YOU. Cola does contain small amounts of citric acid and phosphoric acid, but they're incredibly diluted. Orange juice contains more acid, for example. And by comparison, the gastric acids in your stomach fluids are much, much stronger. So claims that cola will dissolve a steak or a nail and give you osteoporosis are just spurious. CRACKED.COM http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/acid.asp

Kenya

Everyone pictures Kenya as a wild or impoverished land But in reality Kenya is a modern state with bustling cities and a capital home to over three million people. CRACKED.COM

Miranda Rights

MYTH: If a cop doesn't read you your Miranda rights, you can walk. FACT: Those rights apply to interrogation, not arrest. Despite what you see on every cop show ever, failing to advise a suspect of his or her Miranda rights doesn't mean the arrest doesn't count. And even if you're interrogated without being told your rights, all it means is that your testimony can't be used in court against you. CRACKED.COM http://criminal-law.freeadvice.com/criminal-law/drunk_driving/miranda_warning.htm

Dr. Seuss

Dr. Seuss was a beloved children's author. And he didn't like children. Theodor Geisel, who wrote under the pen name Dr. Seuss, not only never liked children, but was actually scared of them. Не never had children of his own, and according to his widow, the reason he didn't like them was that he never knew what their weird child brains would make them do next. Не ventured into children's stories when his publisher tasked him with writing a book even first graders couldn't put down, using a vocabulary of just 250 words. CRACKED.COM http://www.pbs.org/independentlens/politicaldrseuss/film.html

Coffee

Coffee does NOT dehydrate you. The reason you might see an increase in urination is because it's mostly water. It actually helps hydrate you and you can count it toward your water intake. CRACKED.COM

Condoms

MYTH: WEARING TWO CONDOMS DOUBLES YOUR PROTECTION. FACT: THAT'S WORSE THAN USING JUST one. Condoms are designed to make contact with genitals directly, not to touch rubber. Wear two condoms, and they may tear each other. If you really want peace of mind, just use one extra-thick condom. CRACKED.COM

Cast Iron Pans

won't ruin your cast iron pans. With repeated use and proper care, cast iron cookware will build up a non-stick finish that won't require soap to clean. But until it forms, using a CRACKED.COM little soap won't hurt it.

Carrots

MYTH Rabbits eat carrots, obviously. TRUTH Carrots should only be rare treats, as rabbits don't eat them in nature. Their main source of food should be hay, grass, greens, and pellets. CRACKED.COM

St. Patrick

Everyone honors St. Patrick by wearing green. But St. Patrick's official color is blue. The earliest depictions of St. Patrick show him clothed entirely in blue, not green, and when George III created a new order of chivalry for the Kingdom of Ireland, the Order of St. Patrick, its official color was a sky blue, known as St. Patrick's Blue. Blue was originally the color of Ireland, and a gold harp on a blue background still appears on the Irish constitution and presidential flag. The color green represents the divide between Ireland and Great Britain. CRACKED.COM http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/should-st-patricks-day-be-blue-180954572/

Swords

MOVIE SWORD FIGHTS WOULD END WITH BROKEN BLADES. Edge-on-edge parry would damage the swords, resulting in dull and damaged blades. Most sword fighting involves the swords not making contact. CRACKED.COM

Taste

MYTH: TONGUES HAVE ZONES FOR BITTER, SALTY, SOUR, AND SWEET. 1 2 3 4 GRACKED.COM The famous taste map is an artistic interpretation of 120-year-old data showing which parts of the tongue are more sensitive to what taste. While taste buds do have a larger concentration on the outer edges of the tongue, they are not so rigidly segregated as to make up specific taste zones for different flavors.

Cheese

CRACKED COM Don't use cubes of cheese when making cheese sauce; make sure it's shredded. Using cubes of cheese risks the sauce burning in the time that it takes for them to melt. Grated cheese melts faster, mixing with the roux base, resulting in liquid cheesy goodness.

Fish

Goldfish Memories i i saw everything officer CRACKED.COM You'll hear that someone has the memory of a goldfish, the most common number being 3 seconds. But studies found that goldfish could learn and identify two different songs, which a 3-second memory would make impossible. Keep that in mind, crime bosses installing huge fish tanks.

Gum

Gum Takes Years To Digest GRAGKED.COM According to your mom, that stick of Big Red you swallowed during your AP test might still be in your stomach come college graduation. But the human body is a highly evolved system that has failsafes in place: namely, you'll just @#$# it out.

Milk

MYTH: MILK BUILDS STRONG BE BONES. CRACKED.COM This myth started when schools were provided nutritional material that boasted the importance of dairy in your diet, when studies cannot link milk consumption with healthy living and especially stronger bones. Who gave them this material? The National Dairy Council.

Shrimp

- : -5 Raw Shr Large - 40 country NET EZ PE SHELLE 40ml -40 THE AMAR Raw Shri Raw Shrimp S EZ PEEL SHELL & EZ PEEL SHELL &TANON E Large Large 31-40 COUNT PER LE 31-40 COUNT PER LB Buying unfrozen shrimp isn't necessarily better than buying frozen. Almost all fresh shrimp is frozen on the boat CRACKED.COM after they're caught and defrosted before being sold.

Sugar

Sugar is not the only thing that causes cavities. You may think that avoiding candy is enough to protect yourself against cavities. However, carbohydrates like pasta and rice also produce bacteria responsible for cavities. CRACKED.COM

Alphas

Alpha Wolves a podcast told me to be loud at bars CRACKED.COM The idea of alphas was based on a flawed study of a pack of captive wolves that didn't know each other. The scientist responsible has even spent years trying to kill this false narrative. But of course, the male body wash industry doesn't want you to know that.

Protein

MYTH: WHen YOU eAT RICE, ве SURE TO eAT BEANS, TO BALANCE THE PROTEIN. FACT: YOU'RE Fine WITH one OR THE OTHER. Experts used to preach protein complementarity-the notion that your body can't metabolize plant-based proteins unless they're paired in specific ways. The fact is, any plant-based food, even if eaten as your sole source of calories for the day, provides far more than the recommended requirements of essential amino acids. CRACKED.COM http://www.forksoverknives.com/the-myth-of-complementary-protein/

Human Trafficking

CRACKED.COM MYTH: Human traffickers are almost always men. REALITY: Female traffickers make up a large part of all human traffickers. 37% of traffickers are female, which is a pretty large share when compared to other crimes. Female traffickers mostly target women and children, because there's more trust there. Females are also often used to recruit other female traffickers.

Meat

When searing meat, avoid overcrowding the pan. That will trap the steam and prevent browning. Leave some space so that the steam can circulate properly. GRAGKED.COM

Coffee

The best beverage for adding antioxidants to your diet is tea, right? Not really. Studies have shown that instant coffee can be comparable with tea or wine. Even drip and espresso coffee contains antioxidants, as long as you drink it black. CRACKED.COM

Bats

Bats Are Blind CRACKED.COM The beloved rat of the sky is not as sightless as popular sayings would have you believe. Yes, they do use echolocation to get around, but their eyes are still functional. Studies have shown that the blindest living organisms, in fact, are NFL referees.

Pasta

MYTH: A LITTLe OIL in YOUR BOILING WATER WILL keep PASTA FROM STICKING. FACT: IT won'T. IT WILL JUST BLOCK THE SAUCE. When you add oil to pasta water, it just floats on the top, which does nothing to keep your noodles from sticking together. Then when you drain them, the oil will transfer to your pasta and make it too slippery to absorb your sauce. CRACKED.COM http:/www.chow.com/food-news/54661/should-you-put-oil-in-pasta-water/

Bees

MYTH: SCIENTISTS CANNOT EXPLAIN BE HOW BEES FLY. CRACKED COM French scientists in the 1930's theorized that the wings of a bee were too small to grant it flight, but only because they presumed the wings were fixed like that of an airplane. We now know that insects, like birds and bats, can rotate their wings and create a vortex to lift them into the air.

Fender Guitars

Leo Fender is a legend who perfected the electric guitar. But he couldn't play, and didn't like rock'n'roll. Despite the fact that his entire business revolved around manufacturing and constantly improving guitars and amps, Fender never actually got around to learning how to play them and didn't have any interest in doing so. When Fender was testing an amp with a guitar, other people in the shop had to go in and tune the instrument when they couldn't take the noise anymore. Yet his creations are the guitar of choice for legends such as Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. CRACKED.COM

The Third-Date Sex Rule

CRACKED.COM Do you know the third date sex rule? For the average couple, it's more like the 9th-to-18th date sex rule.

Marriage

Your wedding day will culminate in EARTH MOVING SEX. Not always. Not even often. Recent surveys have suggested that as many as 67% of newlyweds skip wedding night nookie because they are simply not up to it after such an eventful day. GRAGKED.COM

Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction is just a problem for older men. Well, not actually. A study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine reported that 26% of men being newly treated for ED are under the age of 40. GRAGKED.COM

The G-Spot

STOP LOOKING FOR THE G-SPOT! A review of 60 years of research has led a group of scientists to conclude that there's no magic button that will give a woman the climax of her life. GRACKED.COM

HIV

Myth: an HIV diagnosis is a death sentence. Reality: A 20-year-old person living with HIV in North America has a life expectancy of another 51.4 years, following proper antiretroviral therapy. CRACKED COM

BDSM

Self-loathing? Daddy issues? Sex addiction? Actually, a 2013 study suggests that BDSM practitioners are even more mentally healthy than the average person GRAGKED.COM

Chocolate

Aphrodisiacs like chocolate, banana and oysters do not work, according to doctors. Things like phenylethylamine and selenium from chocolate and oysters are only effective for people lacking in these substances, which means if you are already sexually healthy, these foods will do nothing extra for you. CRACKED.COM

Penis Size

A NICE BULGE is just that. Studies have proven that the size of a penis in the flaccid state... S Does not correlate with erection length. GRAGKED.COM

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