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“Stories have a way of taking on a life of their own, especially in the landscape of social media,” Audrey said. She explained: “Citations are not always given, elements may be changed as the story moves along, and a little bit like gossip, or the 'broken telephone' – eventually a narrative makes its way into popular belief and often is so removed from the original as to be unrecognizable (and example of this is the oft-cited in leadership posts (especially on LinkedIn).”

More importantly, stories are compelling because they give us a sense of completeness. “Research into false memories has shown that when elements of memory are missing we ‘fill in the gaps’ – and this may not be an accurate account.”

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Torture doesn’t work.

It has never worked. It was proven that torture doesn’t work before America was colonized.

Torture DOES produce confessions, but it doesn’t reveal the truth.

MBergdorf , Wikipedia Report

Final score:

368points

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blobby_grrl 1 year ago

Okay, but WHAT is going on in that picture above...

183points

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses As a cat lover, it always drives me insane that so many people will automatically give a stray they found milk. Most cats are lactose intolerant.

_Jacket_Slxt_ , Mónika Erdei Report

Final score:

364points

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Loverboy 1 year ago (edited)

If you give a dog water, why would you give a cat any different? Now that I've slept, I'm realizing that this logic wouldn't work for other things.

86points

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses You don't have to wait 24 hours to call the police to file a missing person's report. Never wait 24 hours. Every hour that passes means you are less likely to find said person. Dead or alive.

MinnieCreations Report

Final score:

349points

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Take me to dinner first 1 year ago

that always confused me. If they consider the first 72 hours the most important, then why would you have to wait for the first 24??

85points

Furthermore, Audrey explained, “We tend to make sense of those gaps based on our world experience at the time – an example of this is, sadly, where a child of divorce may think that a parent left ‘because of them’ – if it has not been explained to them in accessible and understandable language.”

“This is not always the parent’s fault as they too are going through a great deal of emotional upheaval, but dismissing a child’s questions can sometimes lead to the child reconstructing an approximation of what is really going on.”

Related to that, Audrey continues, “When a story resonates with an experience we have been through (or believe we have been through!), we are also more likely to connect with it because of the familiarity.”

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Back in the olden days, people just turned 30 or so and died.

The infant mortality rate was just much higher, but if you made it to adulthood, living to be a senior was not that rare.

maisymowse Report

Final score:

312points

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alwaysMispelled 1 year ago

Exactly. "Life expectancy" simply factoring in infant and childhood mortality. People still got old.

108points

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Most dietary information that is widely accepted by the public was from studies that have been proven wrong since the 70s

sgt_taco891 , Wikipedia Report

Final score:

289points

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Solidhog 1 year ago

Along with the myth that breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

120points

Fish Fingers 1 year ago

Well, it is? If you don't break your fast you will starve to death 100% of the time.

55points

Marcos Valencia 1 year ago

My typical breakfast on a normal day is a coffee with milk and some fruit, or bread and cheese. But on holidays or vacation, it becomes a party! And when I stay at any hotel with breakfast buffet, so I don't need to cook anything and everything is so easy like just walk and take... it becomes a pre-apocalyptic last meal banquet.

16points

Justin Thyme 1 year ago

based on a "report" by Kellogg

6points

GoGoPDX 1 year ago

Actually, breakfast being the most important meal thing has been shown to be accurate. People metabolize their food differently and absorb more nutrients during the morning hours. https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/is-breakfast-really-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day

3points

JamesRTK 1 year ago

By that logic: Everyone has the same needs for their body as everyone else. And there is no way that for some people a certain meal time should be more optimal than on other meal time. So everyone is the same. When did this become true?

3points

TonyTee 1 year ago

Right? Been known that, I hardly eat breakfast cause I’m hardly up before noon lol and I still manage to function throughout the day normally 🤷🏻‍♂️

3points

The Darkest Timeline 1 year ago

Which meal is the most important? The next one.

2points

Troy Parr 1 year ago

That began as an advertising claim.

2points

Batwench Premium 1 year ago

That was just a good marketing campaign https://bettermarketing.pub/how-marketing-created-the-most-important-meal-of-the-day-4cb1c6f8782?gi=3f386df15d76

2points

Corvus 1 year ago

The myth originated from an era when people usually couldn't have lunch... so it was true during that specific period ;)

1point

Lemme get the lemons 1 year ago

Is it not? It always seemed right because if I don't have some breakfast I'm asleep by 1.00

0points

pat hayes 1 year ago

but! i love breakfast! please dont take it away from me...!😭

0points

iBlank 1 year ago

it's the most important meal to me, because it's the best time to eat carbs. You burn a lot more calories while you're awake and doing stuff.

0points

Ryan-James O'Driscoll 1 year ago

It's also the product of industry lobbying, not actual science.

17points

Jan Rosier 1 year ago

Indeed, and yet nutrionists and dietists still follow this. As an example : nutritional advise in the Netherlands differs from Belgian nutritional advise, two neighbouring contries which you can drive through by car in 4 hours... Netherlands has a higher rate of dairy farms per capita as Belgium, so their nutritional advise includes a glass of milk a day for adults - in Belgium it does not.

13points

Loverboy 1 year ago

Good, because I wasn't following this chart anyway

8points

L hill 1 year ago

I did if lucky charms were on the chart.

5points

Gregg Carr 1 year ago

Also daily calorie requirements of 2500/2000 (ish) for men/women - How can this be still true nowadays when there is virtually no manual heavy labour jobs and nearly everyone drives everywhere ?

5points

Noel Bovae 1 year ago

Interesting. I never thought of it that way before. I guess I always kind of assumed that the 2000 calorie thing was based on more of a sedentary lifestyle, and then if you were super active, that's when you'd need to consume even more calories. Either way, most people these days are consumed triple and quadruple that amount, plus they're not hardly burning any off, leading to our insane obesity rates. Every single time I go out, I'm absolutely astounded by the number of morbidly obese people I see. And I'm in SoCal where our obesity rates aren't even close to being as high as some parts of the country. But just from my observations, it appears that out of 5 people I see, 2 will be overweight-obese (it's very easy to classify as being obese, and I tend to underestimate body weights constantly,) and 1 will be morbidly obese.

5points

Austin Sauce 1 year ago

80-100% of Asians, 75% of Blacks and 50-60% of Latinos are lactose intolerant and yet they still recommend 2-3 servings. Like facial recognition software, this was designed by white people for white people, and everyone else is just forgotten about.

4points

NickTheDuck 1 year ago

i told my health teacher that the food pyramid was a corprate lie lol

4points

martymcmatrix 1 year ago

Does that mean, that I have to stop my sugar diet?

3points

Frank Hassler 1 year ago

And also, based on research funded by the food industry, and the final guidelines STRONGLY influenced by industry lobbyists.

3points

MisGra 1 year ago

Food pyramid is the same breakdown for how to fatten a cow up for butcher.

2points

MagicJacket 1 year ago

Just slice off the bottom layer of that pyramid and you're already in better shape.

2points

Antoinette Maldari 1 year ago

Imagine having 11 servings of carbs a day? That's a lot of pasta!

2points

Spack225 1 year ago

Odd how science proves that we shouldn’t trust out government.

2points

TonyTee 1 year ago

Since the 70’s?? Jesus Christ 🤦‍♂️ No wonder so many people come up with, and follow, their own diet plan. You’re YOUR own most reliable source.

2points

Linda 1 year ago

Yep. Same thing with being fat - it's not as bad for you as many think it is and the idea that "you are guaranteed to lose weight counting calories and exercising" is complete bull because there's a LOT more to it than just calories in/calories out. But people and doctors do love to fat shame, so no one ever pushed the information out.

5points

Nikki Sevven 1 year ago (edited)

There is still no scientific consensus on whether salt intake affects blood pressure, and you can find reputable studies on both sides. Some have concluded that the correlation is J-shaped, that both extremely low AND extremely high intakes of salt increase blood pressure, but that moderate salt intake does not. (Edit: a word.)

1point

SkekVi 1 year ago

Most dietary information is funded by food lobbies and is not based on science, period. Every single food pyramid ever is like this.

1point

Lyone Fein 1 year ago

This is not the food pyramid that I'm familiar with. The pyramid that was published by the Obama administration had veggies as the large bottom tier.

0points

Mike Y 1 year ago

Wine is the most important meal of the day

0points

Valter 1 year ago

The water should be the base of this pyramid

0points

Sandy Kavanaugh 1 year ago

This was influenced greatly by the commercial grain industry. Carbohydrates should be 2nd or 3rd, not first.

0points

Peter Ledoux 1 year ago

It's not?

0points

Clay S. 1 year ago

Nobody can agree on anything when it comes to nutrition anyway

0points

Lizard Lady 1 year ago

Any Adam Conover fans? Whatcha his Adam ruins everything - the g word series for a ton of scary info on this

0points

Sasha Grace 1 year ago

I love Adam Ruins Everything!

0points

Demongrrrrl 1 year ago

Chocolate chip cookies are very nutritious. They have grains, eggs, a vegetable (the cocoa bean).

0points

Riley Quinn 1 year ago

Since most medical and scientific studies use white males, a lot of it doesn't apply to females and people of color. Fortunately, this attitude is changing.

0points

Alditekim 1 year ago

And also eating 3 times a day

0points

Array Index Out of Bounds 1 year ago

I rarely eat breakfast. I have plenty of nutrients from my big meal the evening before.

0points

Green Tree 1 year ago

Long ago I got some good advice from a GI doctor that has stood the test of time: forget about everything else and eat a high fiber diet. Not added fiber bars or whatever but actual foods.

0points

Noname 1 year ago

You need fats and carbohydrates to help digest proteins and breakdown fibrous vegetables. What you don't need is refined sugars. Those nonfat, low-fat foods are full of refined sugar to make it taste better since the fat was removed.

0points

Danish Susanne 1 year ago

And I read that some of the sugarsubstitutes are added to pigs food, to make them gain weight faster.

0points

SCP 4666 1 year ago

Like fat makes you fat and sugar does not. Too much calories make you fat

0points

Becky Samuel 1 year ago

Kinda. But it's more complex than that. Stress and lack of sleep also make you fat, even if you're consuming the same number of calories.

3points

Burnt Bagel 1 year ago

All I can say is put ketchup on your Mac and cheese. All you really need to know. Trust me!

-1point

Sue from England 1 year ago

Just saw some YouTube videos about people who have just been eating meat for the past 13 years or so who were obese. Never ate any vegetables, just dairy and meat, and fatty meat at that. If I hadn't had to have had my large intestine removed (which as you can imagine limits what I can digest) after watching their stories, I can't imagine why everyone doesn't do that. After all, have you ever seen a huge fat prehistoric person? It's actually really simple when you read about it, meat has got everything in it that you need to survive. They look so healthy! And apparently all these health problems they had when they were overweight have mostly gone. I'm not advertising it, just watch the vids if you need to lose weight, some incredible stories.

-1point

Klopec 1 year ago

Where are Peeps, they should be a major food group!

-1point

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Goldfish have a three second memory.

They don’t and, supposedly, you can even train them to do tricks.

twerkette , pouria oskuie Report

Final score:

278points

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Solidhog 1 year ago

Look up on Youtube. There is one that retrieves a ring. You can even buy Goldfish assault courses!

65points

Audrey argues that research suggests that our brains seem better wired to process and recall facts set out as a story rather than facts alone.

“For example, the colors of the rainbow may be remembered using the mnemonic 'Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain,' and similarly, groups of numbers which can be 'chunked' into memorable dates, e.g,. 1066 instead of 1,0,6,6, are better recalled as well.”

And when it comes to popular myths, Audrey suggests that they may occur through people connecting with them and repeating them. “Perhaps if details are changed to suit the storyteller, again, that story takes on even more strength as more people may relate to it and repeat it,” she told Bored Panda.

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses There is an alpha wolf in a pack.

Like the person who made the first claim debunked his own claim, but nobody cared.

Kinjal_Ghosh , Thomas Bonometti Report

Final score:

271points

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Loverboy 1 year ago

I see so many of these self proclaimed alphas nowadays and it annoys the hell out of me. If you say you're an alpha, I automatically consider you scum. "Alphas" are usually misogynistic a******s who influence kids or other equally dumb adults. You are not an alpha, you are a douche. Stop it.

268points

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Used to be a popular belief that if you sit to close to the tv your eyes will go bad. But Ive recently come to realize that children who sit “too close” to the tv might already have poor vision, but cannot communicate it, so when they go get their eyes checked it appears that the causation is them sitting to close to the tv, when it was probably genetics or other factors. Thus causing people to think that the cause was them sitting too close to tv.

justafang , Vidal Balielo Jr. Report

Final score:

265points

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ADJ 1 year ago

That is a myth now, but old tv sets from before 1960s emitted some radiation which may have bad effect on eyes.

66points

#10

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses You can catch colds from being outside without a hat. Colds are caused by viruses, not cold temperatures

crabbyabbyyy , Kristin Vogt Report

Final score:

246points

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago

But colder temperatures make ur immune system weaker and therefore it's easier to catch a cold

260points

Thefreshestproduce , Alexander Mils Report

There’s also an explanation for why particular common beliefs disappear while others remain something people believe throughout generations. “Many beliefs that are passed through generations have a strong link with culture and tradition, and even though there may be no reason for engaging with them because they are part of your personal story, you feel connected with it,” Audrey explained.

According to her, Christmas traditions are a lovely example of this: “my own mother-in-law always makes a Christmas Gift Cracker as this was something that she had enjoyed when she was young. Not having children personally, it is not something I will be passing down, but my husband’s cousins might, and thus whenever this tradition plays out, we are reminded of the happy times at Christmas.”

#11

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Most things that tout "detoxifying" properties.

Final score:

215points

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Stardust she/her 1 year ago

You have livers and kidneys to do the job (I think I might be missing a few organs here)

136points

#12

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses The belief that sugar causes hyperactivity in children. This belief has been around for decades, but numerous scientific studies have shown that there is no evidence to support it.

Logpoze3 , Rod Long Report

Final score:

198points

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XenoMurph 1 year ago

Kids get excited at parties and get hyper around their friends. That's a good thing.

103points

Key-Wallaby-9276 , Bret Kavanaugh Report

#13

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses We only use 10% of our brain

Final score:

191points

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Surenu 1 year ago

Given some people I interact with on a daily basis I can see how one might arrive at this conclusion though, to be fair.

283points

On the other hand, sometimes certain beliefs are extremely questionable as society changes, Audrey added. “It is hoped that many rules also change accordingly, or, where that is not possible, that enough people become aware of the original rule, find no basis for it to be true, and create their own, which then grow because of their acceptability in the modern world.”

“A less contentious example, but still a problematic one that is changing, is the view that in some cultures, mental ill health is simply not discussed. As we learn more about mental health diagnoses, cultures become more accepting as to why certain behaviors may be happening and what can be done about it, they blame less and grow more,” Audrey explained.

#14

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Cracking knuckles = arthritis

bigfart99 , Eren Li Report

Final score:

188points

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Christopher Gerlach 1 year ago

There was a dude that cracked only one hand for like 30 years to prove his mom wrong.

17points

#15

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses “Fish don’t feel pain” , and simultaneously “Fish do feel pain” are both arguments which ignore centuries of research.

They lack a Neocortex which deems them unable to “process” pain, however they have several nociceptors located around the mouth which allows them to “feel it”. What does this mean? Well nobody actually knows yet, and it is largely open to interpretation. It’s unfathomably hard for us to understand, as we can both feel and process pain. Some scientists describe “acting on instinct” as symptoms of pain when these nociceptors become compromised. Some scientists describe it as just that though, acting on instinct based on what parts of their body are compromised and hence weaker or vulnerable.

For example : You hook and release a bass. That Bass now moves slower, eats a little less, and socializes less. Are these actions the result of the fish acknowledging the compromised nociceptors and acting accordingly while giving itself a chance to heal? Or is the fish genuinely hurting and sad? Research points to both being correct, but neither have enough evidence to prove anything yet.

All we know with certainty is that we don’t have a definite answer supporting either argument, so anyone that leans hard one way or another doesn’t know what they are talking about.

goldieglocks16 , FOX Report

Final score:

175points

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Kea_Tortilla 1 year ago

Thank you for acknowledging that we still have so much to learn about our fellow creatures! Pain or not, fish are still animals and deserve respect.

117points

#16

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses That if you shave it’ll grow back longer and thicker

confusedgoofball , Supply Report

Final score:

166points

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Isabelle 1 year ago

This doesn't make any scientific sense! Why would people believe this?

37points

The Minister of Digital Affairs of Taiwan also argues that often, “a little bit like social media hashtags, the enduring narratives are those which resonate closely with the zeitgeist at the time, such as #metoo.”

Moreover, endorsements from celebrities can make a difference as well. “Not only does research show that celebrity endorsements are more likely to make you believe a certain thing, but to also not check it for credibility.”

Audrey explained that inviting a psychologist to comment on an article and adding the phrase “backed by science” can do the same thing. “As I always say – 'backed by science,' says NOTHING about the reliability, validity or even relevance of the research as a whole, nor the population it was based on.”

#17

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Hiding under a highway overpass is actually not a good way to survive a tornado.

It has been scientifically proven that the wind gets concentrated and the speeds increase underneath the overpass.

If you aren’t shielded by a bridge girder or something similar you’ll just get swept away and mulched.

Your best bet for survival if you cannot escape the tornado is to find the nearest deep ditch or hole.

jitsbay , Ralph W. lambrecht Report

Final score:

161points

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Janos Schumacher 1 year ago

Find a ditch and get flat. A tornado can pick up a car and throw it just fine. Better to be flat and in a ditch face down with your hands over your head.

13points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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Thrill-Seeking Diver Jumps Down Extreme Waterslide, Ignoring The Strict Ban For Women

#18

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Despite popular belief, urine is not sterile.

koalamiracle , CDC Report

Final score:

160points

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Monday 1 year ago

Wait....who believes urine is sterile? It's the waste our bodies get rid of how could it possibly be sterile?

109points

#19

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses That we taste different things in different areas on the tongue.

redDKtie , Wei Ding Report

Final score:

154points

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Monday 1 year ago

My high school biology teacher had a lesson on this. Makes me wonder what other fake c**p was included in the syllabus.

78points

#20

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses You can swim after you eat it's no problem

Thecooleo , Pixabay Report

Final score:

148points

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Take me to dinner first 1 year ago

Well, not in my case. If I eat and make any kind of physical activity (even walking back home or something) I feel terribly nauseous. My blood pressure is quite low, so taking hot showers after eating is also not well received by my body lol

8points

#21

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Lightning never strikes in one place twice.

JarJarLifts , Philippe Donn Report

Final score:

146points

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Serial pacifist 1 year ago (edited)

Just ask Roy. https://virginradio.co.uk/lifestyle/92446/meet-the-man-who-survived-being-struck-by-lightning-seven-times

55points

#22

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses That bubblegum get stuck in your stomach for 99999999999900000 years

Baller69max , João Lucas Lagos Report

Final score:

144points

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Isabelle 1 year ago

It only stays for 3 days, just like other undigestible things!

54points

Mister_Moho , Polina Tankilevitch Report

#23

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses That rice will make the birds who eat it explode. Birds eat rice all the time! It's actually good for them, especially brown rice.

I believe this myth was made up so people would stop throwing rice at weddings, but harming the birds wasn't an actual risk. It was getting rice grains stuck in your ear that was.

Final score:

132points

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Icecream Sarang 1 year ago

I was under the belief it was bad for them to eat their weight in rice at weddings, which is why we switched to bird seed…then the same thing happened, so now we do bubbles. But if you’re me, you just eloped and are coconut cake in your hotel room.

72points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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“Ma’am I Live Here”: Woman Refuses To Back Out Of Driveway, Learns A Lesson The Hard Way

#24

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Don't know if it's been said yet still scrolling, but that male lions don't hunt or do anything. Yes, lionesses do most of the hunting but males do help if the prey is too big and strong, such as with cape buffalo or giraffe. Males do a lot, staying back and protecting the territory which is very important if there are cubs, not to mention that the mane not only blows their cover more when hunting, but it tires them out quickly as it's a bunch of hair weighing on their head. Males also have to leave their birth pride at a certain age which of course until they can find a pride, they at that point have to hunt.

Also on the topic of African animals (wildlife nerd) hyenas hunt more than lions and are more successful predators, and hyenas aren't dogs. Elephants don't think you or any human is cute.

Edit: I was told wrong a lion's mane doesn't weigh as much as I thought, but it does have more of a negative effect on their hunting compared to a lioness.

wildnstuff , Iurii Ivashchenko Report

Final score:

128points

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XenoMurph 1 year ago

I am cute. It's not my fault elephants are too stubborn to admit it.

171points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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French Diver’s “Jewels” In Tight Swimming Trunks Become Talk Of The Town At Olympics

#25

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses That eggs are bad for you.
That eggs are good for you.

Its been proven that it completely depends on your own genetic makeup on if they are good or bad for you. For some people they're healthy, for others they're not and they're bad cholesterol level skyrockets.

BKDDY Report

Final score:

126points

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Mirabelle Skyrim 1 year ago

For MOST people eggs are healthy. One of the functions of your liver is to regulate your cholesterol to a level that's optimal for your own body. If you eat a lot of cholesterol rich food, the liver will lower its production of cholesterol. If you eat sparingly of cholesterol rich food, the liver will increase its cholesterol production.

55points

#26

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Carrots do not improve your eyesight.

RiotousRagnarok , Markus Spiske Report

Final score:

125points

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Tobias Reaper 1 year ago

this was propaganda by the british government in world war 2 to hide the fact they had radar

135points

Backwards_Pessimist , Frank Zhang Report

#27

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses A frog thrown in a pot of boiling water will jump out immediately. If a frog is put in a pot of cool water and that water is slowly warmed, the frog won’t notice and boil to death.

This is indeed false

Final score:

123points

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XenoMurph 1 year ago

This is the worst frog recipe I've ever read. I still don't know how to cook my frog.

235points

#28

That you can “alkalize” your body to prevent or cure disease.

Talented_oven5 Report

Final score:

104points

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Monday 1 year ago

Well.....if you alkalize your body enough you won't have to worry about any disease since you'll be dead.

143points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

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Mom Leaves $250k Inheritance To Son, Throws A Fit When Daughter Stops Looking After Her

#29

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses Women's periods don't sync up when they live together. Any syncing that occurs is a result of a coincidental overlap of their individual cycles.

zumera , Annika Gordon Report

Final score:

84points

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Aroace tiger (she/they/he) 1 year ago

But it's with ALL my afab friends. Every single last 1. How can a coincidence like that happen?

85points

#30

Someone Asks “What Is A Popular Belief That Has Been Scientifically Proven Wrong?” And People Deliver 30 Illuminating Responses I just read it recently that people believe that consuming alcohol moderately has some health benefits but it was proven by a recent study that it does not have any health benefits at all.

iam_joyc3 , Wil Stewart Report

Final score:

79points

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XenoMurph 1 year ago

That's also not true. Different drinks have different effects. "A recent study..." will be contradicted by tomorrows recent study. The reality is that there are positive and negative effects at the same time. So a study that tries to find one thing will find it, but it will exclude the other things, because that wasn't part of the research.

83points