30 Trivia Tidbits That Bust Common Myths

Beneath a myth’s gruff exterior is a sweet, sweet fact
30 Trivia Tidbits That Bust Common Myths

You know the old saying, “You can’t make a fact omelet without cracking a few myth eggs?” Well, today we’re making a massive omelet — and in one of those comically large pans that you may have seen a talented cook swish a ridiculous amount of saucy penne around in. He doesn’t spill a drop! 

It’s the second most interesting thing on the internet right now. This list of busted myths being the first, of course.  

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Ground Control to Major Tom

CRACKED x MYTH There is no gravity in space. FACT Gravity is found everywhere in the universe (for example, it keeps the Moon and the Earth in their orbit around the Sun). There is a lot less gravity, but this is technically referred to as microgravity.

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One head is better than two

MYTH: TWO HEADS ARe BeTTeR THAN one! FACT: THAT MIGHT ве TRUE IF we weRe ROBOTS. In humans, the social element of multiple minds working together leads to conformity, which incidentally is kryptonite for creativity. We are social animals first and foremost-our ability to fit in with a group has been our main survival trait for a few hundred thousand years now. So our fear of not fitting in overrides our logical thinking. CRACKED.COM http://www. businessinsider.com/brainstorming-team-building-effectiveness-2012-1

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The Polish are a bunch of dummies

THE STEREOTYPE... THE POLISH ARE DUMB. BUT in REALITY... THAT'S A MYTH... INVENTED TO SMEAR POLISH IMMIGRANTS. As far as IQ goes, Poles score almost the best across all of Europe, and well above Americans. And if it's individual genius you're looking for, Nicolaus Copernicus, Frederic Chopin, and Marie Curie were all Polish. CRACKED.COM

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Pop, Lock, and Drop It

CRACKED MYTH: CRACKING YOUR KNUCKLES WILL CAUSE ARTHRITIS. FACT: Studies have shown no evidence to support this common belief. The cracking sound that you hear when you crack your knuckles is caused by the release of gas bubbles in the synovial fluid that lubricates the joints. Arthritis is caused by inflammation of the joints- and the release of gas bubbles is not thought to cause it.

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There is no left brain or right brain

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

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Shaq: "Let’s stir the pot."

Beef myths SHAQ Shaquille O'Neal said that his disagreements with Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson were just a way to get people talking. Basically, it was just a show for the media, and there was no actual bad blood. KOBE and PHIL JACKSON CRACKED

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