A goldfish has a 3-second memory span, the Great Wall of China can be seen from space, and shaving causes hair to grow thicker, right? Wrong. Actually, our knowledge is full of misconceptions, based on misunderstanding scientific concepts, misrepresented information and sometimes, a downright old pseudoscience that somehow survived.
Here are 20 common misconceptions that we should be aware of:
1. Schizophrenics have multiple personalities
2. Toilet water rotates the other way in the southern hemisphere
3. Alcohol kills brain cells
4. Vaccines cause autism
5. Caffeine dehydrates you
6. Never go swimming after eating
7. Dogs sweat through their tongues
8. Bananas grow on trees
9. If you touch a baby bird, the mother will abandon it
10. Different parts of the tongue have different taste buds
11. Sharks don’t get cancer
12. Black holes are gigantic holes in the fabric of space
13. Never wake a sleepwalker
14. Bats are blind
15. Bulls hate the color red
16. MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) causes headaches
17. Chastity belts were meant to save women’s virginity
18. Sugar causes hyperactivity
19. Alcohol warms you up
20. Black belts are martial arts masters
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