Common Misconceptions People Still Believe

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Eric Lund
Feb 1, 2020 11:00 AM EST

If you're like anyone else, you probably have a bunch of inaccurate BS just banging around in your head. Here are some common myths you might still believe. If these make you feel dumb and you'd like to feel like you know even less, here are facts that feel way too obvious after hearing them.

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    Text - 6PrivetDrive 19.0k points · 2 days ago 3 Spot reduction of fat. People think that doing situps will burn fat around your belly area.
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    Text - Forg1ven1738 17.6k points · 2 days ago edited 2 days ago S 2 "You won't get in trouble if you tell the truth." Edit: Yes I know that morally, this is not the good option. But if you are in a sticky situation (and I bet you once did) you probably lied.
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    Text - Ervaloss 17.7k points · 3 days ago 2 3 That human beings only use 10% of their brain yoyosarefun123 9.8k points · 2 days ago Good grief I can't listen to people who say this is true. The worst thing is, my teacher in elementary school thinks that humans only use 10-15% of their brain, and the reason Albert Einstein, for example, was super smart is that he used about 30% of his brain. The biggest amount of bullshit I've ever heard, and the person saying it is a science teacher. IrascibleOc
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    Text - gt35r 17.3k points · 3 days ago Shaving makes your hair grow back thicker.
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    Text - Ivehitanewlow 16.7k points · 2 days ago 3 2 That if you're an organ donor then doctors won't try hard to save you and might 'let you die'. I'm a doctor, when I'm treating a patient whether the patient is an organ donor or not never crosses my mind, I will genuinely have no idea. And even if I did, why would I want to sacrifice MY patient for some random other patient across the country? Surely that would just make me look like a shit doctor!
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    Text - Ted_Shred 14.3k points · 2 days ago That if you put a frog in tepid water and slowly raise the temperature, the frog won't try to escape and save itself when the temp gets too high. Great for illustrating certain points, but completely untrue.
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    Text - CapaxInfini 20.2k points · 2 days ago Goldfish have short term memory. Actually goldfish can remember things up to a year.
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    Text - CaramelleCreame 13.5k points · 3 days ago The most annoying one to me is the idea that in America you pay the percent from your highest tax bracket on the whole of your income. I've had people brag to me about how they know to clock out early on certain days so that they don't make enough to go up a tax bracket - as if you would make less money by making more money!
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    Text - Scoob1978 5.0k points · 3 days ago · edited 2 days ago If birds eat rice their stomachs explode. This was started by the church because people were slipping on the rice and getting hurt. Edit: When I say "The Church" I meant local churches not some shadowy evil organization so everyone relax. The closest thing I can find to the original spread is an advice column by Ann Landers. https://www.snopes.com/fact- check/against-the-grain/
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    Text - Not_A_RedditAccount 13.4k points · 2 days ago Fire Sprinklers. They don't all go off by pulling a fire alarm, they're individually heat activated.
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    Text - skreed 10.9k points · 2 days ago 3 Bermuda triangle. For any given same sized sea area there is statistically the same amount of missing ships and planes.
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    Text - Lakinther 10.7k points · 3 days ago You can suck venom out of a snake bite..
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    Text - Mothman8130 10.4k points · 2 days ago · edited 2 days ago 9 6 & 6 More That goldfish are meant to live in bowls! The average goldfish gets about fourteen inches long in proper conditions, and because they're such dirty animals (they generate ammonia like you wouldn't believe) they need heavy proper filtration. Yes, you should have 20 gallons per goldfish. That means two goldfish go into a FILTERED forty gallon tank. No, an air pump is not a filter. No, a plant is not a filter. No, you can
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    Text - Back2Bach 9.9k points · 3 days ago People think that if you ask an undercover cop is they are an undercover cop, they have to tell the truth. An undercover cop does not have to reveal that they are a cop, even if the person asks.
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    Text - Waeiwa 9.2k points · 2 days ago You get arthritis by cracking your knuckles. All it is is just gas bubbles popping. Also some guy did a long term experiment (several decades I think) where he constantly cracked all knuckles in one hand and left the other one alone. After the experiment was over, they took X-rays and tests to find that both hands were practically identical in terms of condition.
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    Text - AngelicalTal 9.1k points · 3 days ago Too many people believe that porcupines can shoot their quills when they actually have to jab you with their quills
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    Text - -EDEAR- 8.9k points · 3 days ago Despite what many people think Albert Einstein never failed math. The confusion likely comes from the grading system, but this myth has been around for a long time and used by people as a sort of motivation. When he was shown a clipping from Ripley's Believe It or Not, where that myth originated, he responded, "I never failed in mathematics. Before I was 15 I had mastered differential and integral calculus"
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    Text - powerpatch90 6.7k points · 2 days ago "My arm's not broken, it's only fractured." It's the same thing! Source: I'm an x-ray tech
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    Text - MsQcontinuum 6.5k points · 3 days ago · edited 2 days ago O 3 That being a mother automatically makes you a medical doctor, professional therapist, and all around better person because you have children.
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    Text - forumdestroyer156 6.3k points · 3 days ago · edited 2 days ago 3 2 That companies value your hard work when you consistently go above and beyond. If you put in 100% effort all the time, congrats! That's your baseline. Edit: To clarify: I'm not saying be lazy or that hard work does not lead to better opportunities/advancement. All Im saying is that more often than not, being the biggest contributor means you're more likely to be taken advantage of. I've worked in startups, agencies, and co
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    Text - -EDBAR- 5.7k points · 3 days ago You don't need to wait 24 hours to report a missing person. 2 S If you sincerely think someone is missing, then report it. The faster that a missing person report is filed, the better chance there is that the person will be found.This is especially crucial when it comes to missing children.
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