Myths which you probably still thought were true

Cellphones cause cancer - A common myth is that the radio frequencies emitted from cellphones can cause various types of cancer when we use them over long periods of time. However, there is no evidence to prove this. Some studies show that the radiation from a phone is not sufficient to alter our DNA to the extent that it starts to develop into cancer.

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HIV was transmitted to humans through sexual intercourse with a monkey - Scientists believe that HIV was more likely to have been transmitted to humans through the hunting of monkeys, instead of intercourse with them.

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Water is a conductor of electricity - Pure water cannot conduct electricity. It is the impurities in water, such as salt, which do this. Tap water is not 100% pure, so you must always be careful when handling electric objects near it at home.

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We only use 10% of our brains - This is also false. In reality, human beings use 100% of their brains, but different parts are used at different times.

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Vaccines cause autism in children - The study which lead many people to believe this was discredited various times and it's publisher, Andrew Wakefield, lost the right to practice medicine in the UK for manipulating results and contravening the code of ethics.

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Fish have a 30 second memory - Fish do have short-term memories, but it lasts for at least a month.

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McDonald's hamburgers contain so many preservatives that they do not rot - All hamburgers from all fast food chains will break down sooner or later in the right conditions.

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Higher quality cameras have more megapixels - The idea that the more megapixels your camera has, the better the quality of the pictures your camera will be able to take is not true. Megapixels only affect the size of the photograph and not the quality. Photo quality is dependent on the size of the sensor, the processor and the lenses.

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Sugar makes kids more hyperactive - Various studies attribute hyperactivity to being a normal characteristic of a healthy child. Sugar has no influence on this.

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The Vikings had horned helmets - There is no evidence to prove that this was true.

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Einstein was a bad student - Not even close! Einstein got a 6 in every subject he took, 6 being the highest mark possible in Switzerland.

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Lightning never strikes the same place twice - False. The Empire State Building is struck by 100 bolts of lightning a year.

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Photographic Memory - There is no such thing as a completely photographic memory. Even people with incredible memories aren't able to remember moments with the same level of detail as a photo.

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Loch Ness monster - The person who photographed the mysterious figure admitted that the scene had been set up using a fake model of the monster.

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Napoleon was a short man - Not true. If we take into account that the average height in France at the time was 1.65 m, then Napoleon was actually taller than the average Frenchman, standing at 1.7 m.

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Dogs only see in black and white - This is false, dogs can see in color, although in less color than humans. The most common tones they can see are blue and green.

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Swallowed gum takes seven years to be digested - Although its not advisable to swallow gum, it actually passes through the body harmlessly.

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People who are lying avoid eye contact - This is not true. It's not possible to detect a good liar unless you have had professional training. Even polygraphs aren't 100% reliable and can be tricked.

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Camels store water in their humps - Many people still believe this, but in fact camels actually store fat in their humps, not water.

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Bats are blind - It's true that bats use echolocation to hunt and when in flight, however, they can see too.

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The tongue tastes different flavors in different places - The tongue can actually taste all flavors anywhere on its surface.

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Missing breakfast can make you fat - According to various studies, skipping breakfast causes little or no weight gain.

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Your blood type determines your personality - Even though this is widely believed in Asia, there is no scientific evidence to prove the relationship between blood type and personality.

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Sleeping with the fan on can kill you - This is widely believed in Asia, as people believe that the machine can take all of the air in a room.

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The Great Wall of China can be seen from space - This is true, however lots of people believe that this is the only monument which can be seen from space, which is not true.

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We only use 10% of our brains - This is also false. In reality, human beings use 100% of their brains, but different parts are used at different times.

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Fish have a 30 second memory - Fish do have short-term memories, but it lasts for at least a month.

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McDonald's hamburgers contain so many preservatives that they do not rot - All hamburgers from all fast food chains will break down sooner or later in the right conditions.

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Myths which you probably still thought were true

Discover which of those common 'truths' could be false.

06/05/24 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Curiosity

As learning is something that we do throughout our whole lives, there are many common sayings that we have heard during childhood, such as the fact the ostriches bury they're heads when they are afraid, or that you should never swallow chewing gum because the human stomach can't digest it.

But many of these age-old grains of wisdom are actually false or inaccurate, meaning that we end up passing false information from generation to generation without realising.

In order to discover the truth behind some of these myths, take a look at the following images!