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34 Weird Myths We Should All Stop Believing

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34 Weird Myths We Should All Stop Believing

July 22, 2023

It’s not hard for a weird myth to take hold of the collective consciousness, but that doesn’t make them true! Here are some of our favorite, easily debunked myths that people still believe.

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You cannot see The Great Wall of China from the moon. You can barely see it from Earth's orbit, and conditions have to be perfect, You can blame Ripley's Believe It or Not! for that myth. CRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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Not All Young Women Are Chaste... The line from Isaiah prophesizing a virgin birth (7:14), that is referenced in Matthew 1:22-23 is mistranslated. The word for virgin (used very frequently in the Bible), is (Betulah), but 7:14 uses the word naby (Alemah), which simply means young woman. Alemah is used a number of times in the Bible, including Proverbs 30:19, which describes, The way of an eagle in the air; the way of a serpent upon a rock; the way of a ship in the midst of the sea; and the way of a man with a young woman. GRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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Artists who depict God as looking human are misinterpreting what in God's image (Gen. 1:27) means. Tselem demuth actually means something closer to having God-like attributes. CRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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A.D. stands for Anno Domini, not After Death, as many think. Anno Domini is part of a larger phrase in Latin that translates to In the year of the Lord, meaning the year of Jesus' birth. If A.D. did in fact mean After Death there would be a 33-year gap in the modern calendar as a result of Jesus' life. - - - - - 1 2 - в A . 8 9 10 11 ، 12 13 14 16 16 17 10 10 go 25 22 23 24 20 26 27 28 29 90 31 27 22 zu 29 — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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Let them eat cake. MARIE ANTOINETTE NEVER SAID 'LET THEM EAT CAKE.' The quote showed up in Jean-Jacques Rousseau's autobiography, Confessions, which was published in 1765. Marie Antoinette was about 9 years old at the time. No reference to her uttering the quote exists from sources dating to the French Revolution. It was pro-revolutionary historians that first attributed it to her. CRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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Menstruating Women do NOT Provoke Bear Attacks On August 13, 1967 two women were killed in grizzly bear attacks. With zero evidence, some speculated that it was because they were menstruating, and the myth stuck. A National Park Service study, however, states that there is no evidence that grizzly and black bears are overly attracted to menstrual odors. GRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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Nutrition Facts Sodium (Na) is not just Table Salt (NaCl). This is why Frosted Flakes Sodium 140mg Taste nothing like Pringles Sodium 150mg These common ingredients are contributing to your Sodium intake: Baking Soda. MSG. Sodium Nitrite, and many preservatives. Not a significant source of concern since, contrary to popular belief, it turns out that consuming reasonable amounts of Sodium does not actually cause heart failure. These, however, do: Age Obesity Alcohol Consumption Family History Sedentary Lifestyle Stress Inadequate Levels of Sodium Intake GRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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The tongue map shows us which parts of the tongue taste different flavors (salty, sour, etc). It is utter nonsense, started in 1942 when scientist Edwin Boring completely misinterpreted a paper written in 1901 by German scientist D.P. Hänig, who only meant to say that some areas were sliiiiightly more sensitive than others. In spite of being throughly debunked, the map is still commonly taught today. CRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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'Jihad'does not mean 'Holy War' It is a deliberate mistranslation. Jihad is actually a variation on the word 'struggle' ت el عربية يكت يام بشرم بين تصريج وكويفنا الشركي للديرام اير الأكور W ومنه نجاج أوسوف ضطون بشراء من دونا للوما لاينفمهم وكان الكافر على ربيه ظهيرا فيه وكلات Harb-u-muqadasah is the Arabic equivalent of Holy War CRACKED.COM It does not appear anywhere in the Quran. Jihad is believed to refer to the internal struggle of submission to God/Allah and being a person of virtue. كبري — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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PSYCHOLOGIST BF SKINNER DID NOT RAISE HIS DAUGHTER IN AN OPERANT CONDITIONING CHAMBER HIS AIR CRIB, DESIGNED TO KEEP BABY SAFE AND WARM... Loudspeaker Lights ...HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH HIS Response lever Electrified SKINNER BOX Food dispenser grid THE CONFUSION STARTED WHEN THE LADIES HOME JOURNAL RAN A PIECE ON THE AIR CRIB... AND NAMED THE ARTICLE Baby in a Box GRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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The term Separation of Church and State never appears in the Constitution or any amendments. The only mention of religion al all states that Congress shall neither restrict nor require any religion among the citizenry. THE The idea of separation of church BIBLE and state is from a letter written by Thomas Jefferson lo a Baplist minister Lo quell his fears of a state religion of a different denomination. CRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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It is said that every Muslim martyr will get 72 'hur's, which are commonly perceived as 'virgins'. However, in a recent study, 'hur' means 'white' in Aramaic dialect, the one used in the original Koran. One thing that most people neglect is the fact that 'hur' also means white grapes', not virgins. GRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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BULLETS GO STRAIGHT THROUGH CAR DOORS. (11 ANCELES to protect and to serve POLICE 24785 You can't use a car door as a shield. They are made to be light-weight, not bulletproof. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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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 — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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NEANDERTHALS WERE NOT DIM-WITTED. They were capable of complex thought, communication, and sophisticated technology. And they bred with modern humans. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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CHLOROFORM TAKES 5 MINUTES TO TAKE EFFECT. Unlike in action movies, you can't just use a towel over someone's face to knock them unconscious. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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SONAR SCREENS LOOK LIKE THIS. AUT *36-73 Longs toda *02-33 4.7 are OK Status 025 day Mode ACTOVER LES chack END 22:07:07 FFF - Paper W-4-7658 Happy Survive Course - LANT C-0-9782 detecting screws Accounte Premissing - teraction - 80% People mostly use passive screens (right) that involve listening to highly sensitive microphones and complex calculations. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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METEORS ARE LUKEWARM WHEN THEY HIT EARTH. The warm outer layers get blown off on impact, leaving the inner layers that have been in cold, cold space for billions of years. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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THE SUN IS WHITE, NOT YELLOW, WHEN VIEWED FROM SPACE The Earth's atmosphere makes it appear yellow or orange, but from the International Space Station, it appears white. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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GEORGE WASHINGTON'S WOODEN TEETH The original George W. did wear dentures, but they were never made of wood. Some of his dentures were made of hippopotamus ivory, which stains easily and has a grain, so they probably looked like wood to the casual observer, thus leading to the myth which many of US were taught in school as fact. George's dentures were made of various materials including gold, lead, ivory, and human teeth, but none of them CRACKED.COM contained any wood. — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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Ever wondered what would happen if you drop a Penny off the Empire State Building and it hit someone? Pennies only weigh about a gram and they tumble significant. as they If it fall reaches so the its air terminal resistance ve- is locity it would be falling at about 100 miles per hour. So when it finally hit you on the head with about 1 foot-pound of energy it would hurt a little but you would quickly forget about it. KE ANDON FREE CRACKED COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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CRACKED COM You don't have to take flak every time you refer to Frankenstein's creation as simply FRANKENSTEIN. In the Novel the creature has not been given a name BUT FRANKENSTEIN In his own existential musings in Chapter16, he realizes that from your papers that you(Dr.Frankenstein) were my father, my creator; and to whom could I apply with more fitness than to him who had given me life? Do we not all take the names of our fathers as our own? Bonus: Not a lumbering idiot as mistakenly depicted by Boris Karloff in the Universal Studio Monsters Movies but is — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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CRACKED.COM Sleeping after receiving a concussion will not necessarily result in a coma. ...It's actually recommended by doctors to heal. Slipping into a coma by sleeping only happens if you have a serious concussion that resulted in intracranial hemmorhaging (bleeding inside the skull). Which is undoubtedly why everyone is so paranoid about it. (You should still go to the doctor though.) — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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CRACKED COM In 1919, a 2-year-old child died of poisoning, and it was rumored that the cause was poinsettia leaf. That rumor was never substantiated. To this day, people still believe poinsettias are poisonous. They're not. — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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Birds

Contrary to popular belief, handling a baby bird won't make its parents reject it due to the smell of human. Most birds can barely smell. ... but it's still a bad idea to handle any baby birds you find. Their parents are rarely far off, and even if you don't see them, they see you. CRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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Chameleons change color to blend in to their environment. Actually, no. They don't. Chameleons change color based on their mood, or to send signals, whether to denote aggression, territory, or just to show off in a mating display. We just typically associate color change with camouflage, since multiple animals do it. Yes. They're nature's mood rings. CRACKED.COM — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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CRACKED.COM A Cure to SWANSON - - Shark Cancer! Cartilage Dietary Supplement 250 capsules 250 IN ©HealthMoathly.co.uk FOR MEED 10 KNOW ABOUT THIS REBARKABLE The myth that shark SHARKS cartilage can not only STILL be a healthy benefit but a cure for cancer DON'T GET came from the mis- CANCER conception that sharks THE CONTINUING STORY OF SHARK CARTILAGE THERAPY DR. I. WILLIAM LANE don't get cancer. LINDA COMAC However in the past few years it has been proven that sharks do get cancer and their cartilage does little to nothing in the ways of treating cancer. — Source: 40 Myths (That've Been Around Forever) We All Believe

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Yeah so no "Pfffft" and you're dead

A silencer doesn't work like in the movies. A silencer muffles the sound of gunshot, only comparitively. It's much louder than the noise that is used for movies. — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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YOU WOULD USE CPR, NOT PADDLES, IF SOMEONE FLATLINED Defibrillation is used when someone is experiencing rapid heart contractions. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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Movie Myths

YOU CAN'T BRUSH OFF A SHOULDER WOUND The shoulder contains a major artery and a large nerve bundle. There's lots of factors, but it's not likely you're just shrugging that one off. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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YOU CAN'T TRICK A SCANNER WITH A SEVERED HAND ID POSITIVE Biometric scanners check the capillary flow through your hand, not just the palm print. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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EXPLOSIONS IN SPACE ARE WAY LESS COOL Explosions that happen in space are much shorter, way less dramatic, and are silent, compared to movies. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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Truth Serums

THERE'S NO TRUTH IN TRUTH SERUMS Any individual that can hold out in normal interrogation can hold out in a drugged- state, according to the CIA. If you trust them to tell us. CRACKED.COM — Source: 14 Myths Perpetuated By Movies

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