33 Myths It’s Time to Bust All Over the Ground Like an Angry Toddler With a Dozen Eggs
Quick! Learn these, then immediately shame those who didn’t!
![33 Myths It’s Time to Bust All Over the Ground Like an Angry Toddler With a Dozen Eggs](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/5/9/1012259_320x180.jpg)
Not too long ago, credible information was a lot harder to come by. Ignorance was bliss indeed. Your mom could just spout some random fact about brown eggs being healthier for you than white eggs, and you’d believe it. It’s a lot harder to be blissful these days, because a quick glance at this list will tell you that all eggshell colors are equally healthy. Sorry, ma!
![Ostrich Hiding Spots $@#! off mate CRACKED.COM Cartoons tell us ostriches bury their heads in the sand to hide, and they would never lie to us, right? Unfortunately, if ostriches did that, they would, unsurprisingly, suffocate. The truth is they just... lie down. Nature: sometimes it's boring!](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/3/1009603.jpg)
![Nails Grow After Death CRACKED.COM A common myth says nails (and hair) keep growing after death. Retracting skin may make nails and hair appear longer, but they cannot continue to grow without glucose. Ancient cultures may have come up with this myth to explain why corpses look so fabulous.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/2/1009602.jpg)
![Death By Penny Drop agh GRACKED.COM No, dropping a penny off the Empire State Building won't kill someone, 6th grade bully on a field trip. Thanks to drag, that penny would top out at 25 miles per hour. Real New Yorkers know it's the lazily installed window A/C units you have to look out for.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/0/1009600.jpg)
![Alpha Wolves a podcast told me to be loud at bars CRACKED.COM The idea of alphas was based on a flawed study of a pack of captive wolves that didn't know each other. The scientist responsible has even spent years trying to kill this false narrative. But of course, the male body wash industry doesn't want you to know that.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/6/0/1/1009601.jpg)
![You Use 10% Of Your Brain CRACKED.COM This fact, a favorite of blacklight poster owners everywhere, isn't true. Though the neurons that actually do the thinking make up only 10% of your brain, the other 90% of white matter is very much active... and required. If you don't believe us, try removing it!* *please don't.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/9/1009599.jpg)
![Camels' Humps Store Water CRACKED.COM Unfortunately, no, camels aren't built like some sort of weird living Super Soaker. Their humps are filled with regular old fat. It's their unique blood cells that let them store more water than other animals. Also, Joe Camel isn't real, and they HATE cigarettes.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/8/1009598.jpg)
![Being Cold Causes Colds GRACKED.COM Your parents would have you think a puffer jacket is your last line of defense against the common cold. The common cold is a virus, and a lack of mittens has nothing to do with getting infected. Licking frozen telephone poles? Still not recommended.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/7/1009597.jpg)
![Diamonds From Coal CRACKED.COM If you compress coal for a very long time under high pressure, eventually, you will waste an incredible amount of time. Diamonds form from a separate process that has nothing to do with coal, much deeper below ground.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/6/1009596.jpg)
![Ancient Flat Earth Beliefs CRACKED.COM We like to think that people have only known the earth was round since Columbus didn't fall off. But the Greeks not only knew it, they even calculated its circumference. Which means flat-earthers could travel to 500 BC and still be considered dumb.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/5/1009595.jpg)
![MYTH: THIN people HAVE A QUICK METABOLISM. FACT: THEY ACTUALLY HAVE A SLOWER one. The folks at the Mayo Clinic found out that, when you take weight into consideration, the metabolisms of over- and underweight people are the exact opposite of what we always heard: Thin people actually tend to have slower metabolisms than their heavier counterparts. It's because a heavier body actually needs a faster metabolism to get around. CRACKED.COM http://www.mayoclinic. org/healthy-lifestyle/weight-loss/in-depth/metabolism/art-20046508](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/3/1009593.jpg)
![MYTH: A PeRSOn IS eITHeR LeFT- OR RIGHT-BRAINED. FACT: YOUR BRAIN ISN'T DIVIDED UP THAT WAY. The myth that right-brained people are creative and artistic and left-brained people are logical and mathematical is so pervasive that teachers are instructed to balance the brained-ness of their teachings. The brain does indeed have some specialized structures, but the idea that they cluster on opposite sides of the brain like rival gangs is ridiculous. CRACKED.COM http://www.livescience.com/655-lefty-myths-mysteries-persist.html](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/4/1009594.jpg)
![MYTH: YOUR TONGUE IS zoneD BY FLAVOR TYPE. BITTER SALTY SALTY Méxica SOUR SOUR SWEET FACT: YOUR WHOLE TONGUE TASTES THINGS. The myth about your tongue being able to taste different flavors with different areas started with a mistranslation of an old German study. Turns out all areas in the tongue are about equally good at detecting different flavors. It's not an evenly distributed democracy of taste buds, but every tongue has different patterns of strength and weakness. CRACKED.COM http://www. livescience.com/7113-tongue-map-tasteless-myth-debunked.html](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/2/1009592.jpg)
![MYTH: HEART ATTACKS HURT REALLY BAD. FACT: some HEART ATTACKS GO unDeTecTeD. The Hollywood version of a heart attack, where a person clutches his chest and falls over like he's been shot, is not especially accurate. Some heart attacks feel like stomach pain and anxiety, for example. In fact, the symptoms are so frequently not-pain-in-the-chest that studies have found that 40 to 60 percent of heart attacks go unnoticed. CRACKED.COM http://www. webmd com/men/news/20060123/hollywood-heart-attack-vs-real-life#1](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/1/1009591.jpg)
![MYTH: SITTING CLOSE TO THE TV HURTS YOUR eyes! FACT: THERE'S no science TO BACK THAT UP. If there is a correlation between bad eyesight and sitting too close to the TV set, it's the other way around: People who sit close to the set do so because they already have poor vision. Staring at a screen for long periods of time can make your eyes tired and irritated, but that's because when you focus super hard, you forget to blink. CRACKED.COM https://www.aao.org/eyecare-america](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/9/0/1009590.jpg)
![Myth: Madagascar is all jungle and primitive tribes. Reality: It has a thriving economy with its own airlines, 5 star hotels, - MAGAGASCAR and shopping malls. The capital city of Antananarivo has a population of 1.4 million. ... GRACKED GON](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/9/1009589.jpg)
![Myth: Somalia has the highest rate of piracy in the world. Reality: The piracy rate in Somalia has dropped significantly since 2013. Now most pirate attacks take place near Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/8/1009588.jpg)
![Everyone pictures Kenya as a wild or impoverished land But in reality Kenya is a modern state with bustling cities and a capital home to over three million people. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/7/1009587.jpg)
![SOCHI, RUSSIA, HOST OF THE 2014 WINTER OLYMPICS SOMETIMES Looks LIKE THIS BUT MOST OF THE TIME, ITLOOKS LIKE THIS: CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/6/1009586.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM MYTH: Found fingerprints at the crime scene? Bingo! REALITY: There are no true consensus as to how and if fingerprint forensics really work. The precision and methodologies of fingerprint forensics have been questioned and opposed by a lot of experts (even entire countries). The claim that no two fingerprints are identical has still not been proven, but the error rate has. Point is that it's not an exact science, and shouldn't be believed to be.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/5/1009585.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM MYTH: Chloroform can knock you out in seconds. REALITY: Nope, try five minutes. While chloroform has been used in murder cases, it doesn't have an immediate effect on a damp cloth over one's face. It will take around five minutes to kick in, and there will be a lot of kicking from the victim. In real murder cases, victims were usually tricked into taking the anaesthetic, or giving drugs prior to getting chloroformed.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/4/1009584.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM MYTH: Bonnie and Clyde: The Legendary Bank Robbers. REALITY: They mostly robbed small grocery stores and gas stations. In the four years the Barrow gang targeted banks, they hit less than 15, didn't get away with much money, and a lot of times Bonnie stayed home and wasn't even involved. It was also easier to rob places with lower risk and quicker getaways.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/9/1009579.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM MYTH: State with the most serial killers? Must be Florida, or California. REALITY: It's Alaska. Proportional to its population, Alaska wins this one with around 15.65 serial killings per one million inhabitants. It's followed by Nevada, then Florida. Criminologists speculate that it might be due to the cover of darkness during those long Alaskan winter nights. The isolation of the state's remote locations might also play a part.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/3/1009583.jpg)
![CRACKED.COM Everybody knows that Jamaica is a stoner country, right? Nope! Jamaica strictly banned all forms of marijuana use until 2015. Even now, they allow only 2 ounces per person. In comparison, Colorado legalized marijuana sooner than Jamaica!](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/2/1009582.jpg)
![MYTH Elephants use their trunks to drink like straws. TRUTH Elephants suck water partly in their trunk, then use it to squirt the water into their mouth. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/0/1009580.jpg)
![MYTH: BROWN EGGS ARe BeTTeR FOR YOU. FACT: ALL SHeLL COLORS ARe eQUALLY HEALTHY. There's no difference in the nutritional value of eggs based on whether their shells are white or brown. The color is based on the breed of the chicken that laid it. Not only are they equally nutritious, they taste the same. CRACKED.COM http://content time com/time/health/article/0, 8599, .2002334, 00 html](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/8/1/1009581.jpg)
![MYTH Siberia is a frozen wasteland. REALITY Parts of Siberia have beautiful summers. Novosibirsk reached 87.8°F (31°C) last June. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/6/1009576.jpg)
![THERE'S NO TRUTH IN TRUTH SERUMS Any individual that can hold out in normal interrogation can hold out in a drugged- state, according to the CIA. If you trust them to tell us. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/7/1009577.jpg)
![МУТН: ORGANIC FOOD IS ALWAYS BETTER. Organic food has not been found to be significantly healthier than non-organic and eating the recommended servings of fruits and veggies is more important than how it is grown. GRACKED GOM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/8/1009578.jpg)
![Earth's Effect on Toilets myth... busted CRACKED.COM No, the Coriolis Effect and the Earth's rotation doesn't make Australian toilets flush backwards. The force of a flushing toilet is far stronger than any lingering global forces. Sorry if this ruins anyone's big vacation plans.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/5/1009575.jpg)
![MYTH: FRESH PRODUCE IS HEALTHIER THAN CANNED OR FROZEN. FACT: PRESERVED FOODS HAVE moRe NUTRIENTS. Unless you're harvesting your fruit and vegetables from your own garden, that fresh produce has likely traveled over a distance before landing on your table. During that time, it has lost vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Freezing and canning stops that loss, because it locks the nutrients in. CRACKED.COM http://abcnews. go.com/Health/reasons-buy-frozen-fruits-veggies/story?id=20683879#1](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/3/1009573.jpg)
![MYTH: conception HAPPENS WHen YOU HAVE sex. FACT: IT COULD HAPPEN A week LATER. Sperm survive longer than a week in the reproductive tract. If you have sex at all in the seven days leading up to ovulation, some of that sperm could be making its way up the Fallopian tubes just in time for a new egg to pop in. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/4/1009574.jpg)
![MYTH: SHAVING MAKES HAIR GROW B BACK THICKER. CRACKED.COM If shaving made your hair grow back faster and thicker, every teenage boy would look like Paul Bunyan. The reason this myth persists is because hair tapers as it grows, and when you cut it back you see the wider bottom portion.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/2/1009572.jpg)
![ANTARCTICA Is not completely covered with ice and snow. Pictured: Wright Valley, one of several that make up the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Also visible is Lake Vanda.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/5/7/1/1009571.jpg)