I wish I could upvote this more than once! AUTISM IS A NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION DETERMINED BEFORE BIRTH, TYPICALLY CAUSED BY GENETIC FACTORS

Trickle down is just a lie to justify big tax cuts for the rich to "pay back" big coproration donors. GOP loves that excuse and their brain dead voters believe each c**p they get told.

There are dozens of hot singles (true) in my area (not as true) just dying (possibly) to meet me (flat out lie)

There was a letter on ask a manager of a woman who threw their padding at a colleague after a mastectomy when those nasty potstirrers claimed she couldn't have cancer because she didn't look sick enough. It's ridiculous how cruel some people can be if you don't fit in their expectations.

This... is the only one that isn't a myth. C'mon, we all know deep down it's true.

My cat disagrees. She also said to write that she would eat the fish. (I told her that has nothing to do with the post, but she's very bossy and demanded I write it anyway.)

Amen. Lots of hate, wars and discrimination because you aren't with the right group. Such BS. Treat everyone with kindness. If they can't reciprocate, move on.

It's Nestle - they're completely evil and probably did it on purpose.

When that first started, some guy tried it on my wife at a pub and she told him I was an Omega male. He stood there having no idea what Omega meant so she said "He'll be the f*****g end of you". (Nobody clapped or bought us free drinks all night but he did walk away looking like a wet, beaten dog)

The late Roy Sullivan, a Canadian farmer, held and still holds the world record for the most lightning strikes experienced during one’s lifetime: he got hit by lightning seven times over the course of his life.

It's all based on very inaccurate readings from the very first brain scan machines. Even today the readings we get are far from perfect and while we know much more about the brain, there's still a ton more to discover and lots we cannot explain at all

The sound of my snoring ensures there are no spiders within 25 yards of our house.

Bad things mostly happens to good people, and basically Life is unfair. Sometimes we have to prepare for the storm!!!

I used to be a games tester. Sounds a lot better than it was - my job was to check new updates still let old games work, so I just tested each game for an hour, week in week out. When you consider some of the nonsense that gets released (Barbie and Bratz are two games that stick with me), it stops looking quite as fun. Wasn't a bad job by any means, but it wasn't non-stop decent gaming. Christmas parties were awesome, though; cheers Sony!

B-But the penis enlargement pills thing is real right?... ...right?

I'd rather my inheritances be given out discreetly. I know too many people on my mom's side who are vindictive, scheming, entitled and will try to rob my beneficiaries of their rightfully given estates.

making money is literally their job, like any business. Their purpose is to make money by selling you products and services. CocaCola is in the money making for their shareholder business, selling beverages is how they do that. This is pretty common knowledge

Polygraph are good for one thing: finding an innocent person guilty

It's a common misconception all over the globe.

In Germany at the time they used a 5-1 GPA system where 5 was the lowest and 1.0 was the highest, Einstein had a 1.05, putting him in the top 1/1000th percentile in Germany at the time. Journalists used to the British 0-4 or 0-5 where 4 or 5 is the highest (like what we use in the US, Canada, etc) saw a 1.05 and not realizing it was a different system, just assumed he failed, when he was near perfection

This one is DANGEROUS- the odds of someone who’s been kidnapped surviving decrease exponentially after the first 16-24 hours, I believe

Just drink water, that's the best detox.

MSG= Make S**t Good (let's not forget there are naturally occurring glutamates in SO MANY FOODS)

If you don't press them, the lights never turn red..its always green, its chaos, cars run into cars, people get hurt, the rapture begins...press....the...button

Great for checking out the bodywork of the second-hand car you’re about to buy, though.

It’s one of those things where it’s very rare, but HAS happened, so it’s worth checking to be sure. Although, I did get a rice krispy treat with “choose god” on it once.

I could think of a million reasons why it would not work, but it sounds like the plot of a movie I would watch.

In France, we call these eyebrows a ''seagull''

Okay this is partially true. If the gum stayed in your system, it would take 7 years for it to be digested into the body. However, it just stays in it's gummy form and follows the rest of the waste out the back door.

This one includes an extra myth - that you can’t tone a fatty area. You cannot target fat loss, but you CAN build muscle and tighten muscle. As the muscle grows, there’s more surface area for the fat and that in turn can give the illusion of fat loss. For the example of crunches - if your core is weak, then strengthening can give an improved appearance by: tightening internal corset and promoting better posture. However, true abs are made in the kitchen in conjunction with an appropriate training plan.

Unless you are on some form of benefits and the raise makes you cross the threshold of income. Making £100 per week, plus top up of £20 from government, pay £5 tax. Income £115. Then a raise of £10. Earn £110 but now wages too high for top up, pay £6 tax. Income £104 But that's just bad government.

And the disabled are always good people

Oh I should have a lot of blood loss

Well, some of us DO have blue blood...if we are octopuses. (https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/octopuses-keep-surprising-us-here-are-eight-examples-how.html)

i'm stealing "Patron Satan" for future use

That's not entirely true. Astrology was taken very seriously in the past and seers and astrologists where very influential. It als was indeed part of many religions and religious ceremonies in some cultures were based on astrology

Ouch.

"First" "First" "First 36 firsts after" Why do people do this?

Never heard of this one!

time to test that theory (sets timer)

Er if you make a negative comment on BP you get tons of traction - even if the post is a few years old.!!! (you get banned).

Time me!

I have one comment that is still getting upvotes and comments weeks later. Very confused

Should wait 37 minutes for more traction.

I can 100% with all honesty say that of the thousands & thousands of comments I’ve posted across social media, I’ve gone back to check on responses or likes or (in the case of BP) downvotes less than a dozen times. And in the few instances I have, it was because I was suspended or banned and I wanted to know which post caused it. Or, my ignorant self posed a question to which I wanted a legitimate answer. I will never come back to this post/comment and see the results.

i mean i did that and got over 2000 points on just that post..

This again is a half truth. Being cold does not directly make you sick but it heightens the risk of getting sick. That's why cold countries have flu and cold mini-pandemics every year. Cold air makes our nasal tissue more vulnerable to diseases and the natural defenses against viruses and bacteria go down.

It does, if you don't have sex you can guarantee that you will not have a boy, girl, twin or triplets. i can speak from experience.