Top 20 Lies You Still Believe
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Top 20 Lies You Still Believe. Most children are raised to believe that their parents know best. Unfortunately, some of these best sayings, lies, actually myths, are perpetuated and passed down from generation to generation, eventually accepted as fact without […]
Top 20 Lies You Still Believe. Most children are raised to believe that their parents know best. Unfortunately, some of these best sayings, lies, actually myths, are perpetuated and passed down from generation to generation, eventually accepted as fact without question. The following lies you probably heard as a child have been debunked. They are all lies. Do you still believe them? Here we will tell you the top 20 lies you still believe.
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Sugar will make you hyperactive
Apparently, our parents gave us misinformation: We totally could have had that cake for breakfast. Alright, maybe not really, but it’s not because the cake was going to make us hyper! This “well-known fact” has been proven time and time again to be an old wives’ tale. Studies found that children’s behavior did not change whether they had been fed sugar or not. What did change: a parent’s perception of their child’s behavior? Let them eat cake.
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Gum will stay in your stomach for 7 years
This probably comes from the interesting fact that bodies don’t digest gum well. But this doesn’t mean that a pile of swallowed gum is just filling up your stomach; it just means your body hasn’t digested the gum before it passes straight through, along with the rest of the solid food you have eaten. Because of its low nutritional components, Yale Scientific confirmed that while it does take slightly longer than other food to digest, gum will be out of your body in seven days at most.
You lose more body heat through your head
This urban myth is why we had to wear awful hats in the winter, but it just isn’t true. The study that this common misperception was based on had a lot of additional factors that skewed the end result, and countless follow-up studies have disproven this idea over and over again. The real reason you “lose more body heat through your head”? Because in cold weather, your head is the part of you that’s most likely not covered up. So do wear a hat. But also be sure to wear pants and a jacket and all the other warm winter things.
Your tongue has different sections for different tastes
That map we’ve all seen different variations of? Total bogus. While some individual taste buds taste certain flavors more strongly, they aren’t located only in certain areas of your mouth. The science experts at Smithsonian confirmed that this one was a not any scary true story but a lie, saying, results from a number of experiments indicate that all areas of the mouth containing taste buds – including several parts of the tongue, the soft palate and the throat – are sensitive to all taste qualities.
Cracking your knuckles will give you arthritis
It might gross out the people around you, but that’s about it. Experts at Harvard conducted several studies that compared arthritis rates among people who never cracked their knuckles and those who had done it habitually for years and found no raised risk of arthritis in the knuckle crackers. Of course, frequent knuckle cracking can reduce grip strength, so maybe keep the habit to a minimum anyway.
The North Pole is on the North side of the planet
That’s right. You heard us. North isn’t really north. To explain this one, we’re turning to urban legend and physics experts Raymond Serway and Chris Wuille. “A small bar magnet is said to have north and south poles, but it’s more accurate to say it has a ‘north-seeking’ pole and a ‘south-seeking’ pole. We conclude that the geographic North Pole of Earth corresponds to a magnetic south pole, and the geographic South Pole of Earth corresponds to a magnetic north pole.” Mind officially blown.
Watching TV too close to the screen will damage your eyes
Nope. You can sit as close as you’d like. In fact, according to vision experts at the Will Vision & Laser Centers, watching the TV doesn’t cause any permanent eye damage to your eye whatsoever. The blue light coming out of the screen could cause eye strain, a temporary condition, but the blue light is going to affect your eyes in the exact same amount regardless of where you sit. Do yourself a favor and get yourself some blue light filtering glasses if you spend a lot of time looking at any screen. Just put this one down as another scary lie all parents tell their kids, debunked by science. Top of Form. Bottom of Form.
Familial Fictions
As little kids we believe everything our parents say—until reality comes knocking and we start to realize that some things parents say might not be completely true. Whether trying to protect children from the harsh facts of the world, delaying a difficult conversation, or just having a little fun with fiction, all parents have probably told more than a few white lies and maybe the occasional whopper. Here are some of the biggest lies parents tell, including some they may even believe themselves that need debunking.
Reading in the Dark Will Ruin Your Eyes
Young bookworms who wanted to stay up past bedtime and read their favorite stories with a flashlight were likely warned that reading in the dark would damage their eyesight. But according to eye doctors at Harvard, reading in dim light won’t cause any ongoing medical condition. It could tire eyes and cause strain, which could mean a bit of a headache. So it’s probably a good idea to read with some decent lighting.
Crossed Eyes Will Get Stuck That Way
Whether making faces at siblings or goofing off in public, kids should feel free to cross away: There are six muscles that allow eyes to move in all different directions, and looking in any one direction—including toward each other—won’t cause them to stay that way. Crossed eyes can, however, result from disease, muscle, or nerve damage. This ultimate yet most amazing fact is really reminding us of the days back at school.
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Swim Too Soon after Eating and You’ll Cramp up and Drown
This whopper has been around for ages. Even the 1908 book “Scouting for Boys” implores young swimmers to wait 90 minutes after chowing down or a drowning “will be your fault.” Yikes. Well, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Red Cross, your folks were lying. Just finish swallowing before jumping in the water to avoid accidentally choking, and you’ll be safe. The hour wait was probably just made up to give parents a brief reprieve from lifeguard duty.
Keep Your Eyes Open When Sneezing and They’ll Fall Out
This one seems especially cruel—and has likely led to many playground dares. But fear not. You may have a hard time keeping your eyes open when you sneeze—blame the reflexes—but they won’t pop out of your head. Blood pressure behind your eyeballs might increase slightly when you sneeze, but nowhere near enough to cause them to come flying out.
The Family Pet Is Living Happily on a Farm Upstate
Dealing with the death of a family pet is never easy, so it’s no surprise parents often say the dog/cat/hamster/etc. went to live happily in a “better place” with plenty of wide-open spaces to run, fresh air, and their favorite treats. It’s easier than dealing with the emotionally charged concept of death or explaining why the vet had to put a pet down. But the farm fiction can lead to more fabrications after requests to visit the pet on the farm.
Your Nose Will Grow If You Lie
To keep kids from lying, parents tell a lie of their own. Kids likely realized that their nose didn’t grow like Pinocchio’s after fibbing—but there’s a bit of truth to the idea that the nose can give away a lie. Researchers have found that noses actually heat up after a lie, thanks to activity in the brain’s insular cortex. This unbelievable yet scary true story is worthy of being in the top 10 list.
Eating Carrots Will Let You See in the Dark
Parents have been known to try anything to convince their kids to eat more vegetables—including suggesting they’ll grant superpowers. It is true that vitamin A-rich carrots are good for eye health, but seeing in the dark? It’s an urban myth that may have originated in England during World War II as part of a propaganda campaign to confuse German pilots and bolster English confidence. Something really to be amazed of!
If You Pee in the Pool, the Water Will Turn Red
Parents discouraging their kids from peeing in swimming pools will often perpetuate the lie that there’s a special chemical added to the water that turns bright red or blue, or purple, etc., if someone pees, revealing the guilty party. Anyone who’s ever encountered an unexpected warm spot in a pool knows there’s no such thing. That said, mixing urine and chlorine may actually be harmful, so maybe it’s not such a bad lie. Maybe a bright side.
You Are the Most Talented Kid in the World
After a school art project or newly discovered love of magic trick, many a parent has told their kid they are the most talented/intelligent/creative child on the planet. With the exception of some child prodigies, probably not. You can’t really blame someone for wearing proud-parent goggles with their kid, and positive encouragement is great—but it might be good to tone down the praise a bit.
Ice Cream Trucks Play Music Only When Out of Ice Cream
Whether it was playing “Yankee Doodle,” “The Entertainer,” or some other iconic tune, you probably grabbed whatever change you could and went running after the ice cream truck when you heard its familiar sound. Unlucky kids had the most amazing parents who convinced them the truck only played music when it ran out of sweet treats—when really they just didn’t want the kid having ice cream. The second to last on the list of the top 5.
Storks Deliver Babies
This yarn has been around for hundreds, if not thousands, of years across many different cultures. The specifics vary, but a common version told by parents who aren’t yet ready to explain how babies really come into the world involves a stork carrying the little bundle of joy through the air and either leaving the baby on a doorstep or dropping it down the chimney. It may be a lie, but it’s certainly a poetic one.
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If you touch a toad, you will get warts
As a famous frog once said, “It’s not easy being green.” And toads, too, have a bad rap. But you’ll have to think of another reason why your son can’t have a pet toad, because this one’s out. Children are more likely than adults to get warts, as their immune systems have yet to build proper defenses, but nobody ever contracted a wart from handling a toad.
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