Common Myths By - Andy Targovnik
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If masturbation truly made us blind, you wouldn't be reading this
right now and I'd be sitting on a street corner selling pencils. So it
made me wonder what other gobbledygook our moms ingrained into our
heads.
So here is some of the nonsense we grew up believing that scientific
data has proven false.
Note: I perused multiple scientific sources to come up with this
stuff. I'm certainly no scientist. Heck, for years I wouldn't dare
cross my eyes for fear that they would stay that way for eternity.
"Going outside in the cold with a wet head can make you sick."
Although our moms insisted that we not dare step outside with a wet
head, it's this simple: Germs make you sick - nothing else.
"Sitting too close to the TV is bad for your eyes." I actually
believed this until recently, until an optometrist friend of mine
clued me in.
"Eating chocolate and fried foods causes acne." Hormones and bacteria
cause acne. Except in very rare cases, it's not caused by anything you
ingest.
"Shaving causes your beard to grow back thicker." If this were
actually true, in "Gangs of New York," Leonardo DeCaprio would have
looked like Jeremiah Johnson instead of a kid with peach fuzz.
"After getting sloshed, coffee will sober you up. After a night of
imbibing, coffee might keep you awake, but it won't make you less
drunk. So no matter how much java you suck down, you'll still want to
nail every woman in view - no matter how hideous-looking she is.
"If a dog eats chocolate, it will get worms." Don't fill up Fido's
food bowl with Reese's Pieces just yet. A caffeine-like chemical in
chocolate called theobromine, while harmless to humans can actually
kill dogs. Worms sound good now, huh?
"If you go swimming less than an hour after you've eaten, you'll get
cramps." This is not true, but you won't swim as efficiently because
your nervous system is working on digesting your Big Mac instead of
assisting you with your physical activity.
"The fingernail X-out technique will relieve itching from a mosquito
bite." Who needs hydrocortisone creams, antihistamines and ice packs
when you can etch an "X" in your skin?
"If a pregnant woman is carrying low, it's a boy; if she's carrying
high, it's a girl". The stronger an expecting mom's stomach muscles,
the higher the baby will rest. So whatever the offspring's gender,
Jessica Alba would probably carry high, while Kirstie Alley's belly
would almost certainly droop to her toes.
We want to hear from you. What other myths are commonly believed but
just 'aint true?
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