21 Popular 'Life-Hacks' That Are Detrimental To Your Life
Spoiler alert: Not everything you read on the internet is true.
![21 Popular 'Life-Hacks' That Are Detrimental To Your Life](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/0/2/3/563023.jpg?v=1)
Everyone seems to have a surefire solution that "everyone knows about" -- "everyone" here being people on the internet and probably grandmothers. But, if there's anything that we've learned about the web, it's that for every myth it can dispel, there are about a dozen others it is used to perpetuate.
For example ...
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![Ear candling is a practice offered by many beauty treatment centers. It's done by lighting one end of a hollow candle and placing the other end in the](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/0/4/561704.jpg?v=1)
![CRACKED.COM TIP: To keep ants out of your pet's food, draw a circle of chalk around the bowl. In truth: Any obstacle, even a chalk line, will trip up](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/9/6/561696.jpg?v=1)
![You've probably heard about the toothpaste trick to get rid of pimples before. What you didn't know is that toothpaste isn't actually drying out your](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/9/4/561694.jpg?v=1)
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![The life hack: Put a penny in a vase of flowers to extend their lifespan. The copper in a penny acts as a fungicide that prevents fungal growth. Fact:](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/7/9/561679.jpg?v=1)
![Did your friend just get stung By a jellyfish? Don't ruin his day even more by peeing on him. CRAG STINGERS If you get stung by a jellyfish the most e](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/8/8/561688.jpg?v=1)
![No, chewing gum while cutting onions will not save you froM shedding onion tears. The compounds that make you cry when you cut onions stimulate your e](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/3/7/561837.jpg?v=1)
![Dark chocolate contains flavonols, a type of substance that can improve memory and blood flow. Flavonols are bitter. In order for chocolate to have](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/8/6/561686.jpg?v=1)
![Toothpaste is a popular home remedy for burns. However, toothpaste is not sterile, and applying it to burns increases the risk of infection. Also, it'](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/8/4/561684.jpg?v=1)
![You shouldn't cross your legs when sitting, it will cause varicose veins' I REAL DOCTORS DISAGREE. Crossing your legs does not cause varicose veins,](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/0/5/561705.jpg?v=1)
![Does putting your batteries in the freezer improve their performance? No, this will actually mabe it worse! Cold batteries drop voltage faster than re](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/7/0/0/561700.jpg?v=1)
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![SHAVING MAKES YOUR HAIR REGROW THICKER AND COARSER. NOPE! Science says shaving doesn't change anything about the hair regrowth Process. The hair is cu](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/9/5/561695.jpg?v=1)
![No matter what your goal is, the most portant thing is to REMAINPOSITIVE! Right? Well, no. Acording to several studies, avoiding negative thoughts w](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/8/3/8/561838.jpg?v=1)
![CRACKEDcO Trying to lOse wEight? LAY OFF THE PASTA! advised the Pope was Even Jess pasta to eat by his doctors him gaining after they noticed of weigh](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/9/9/561699.jpg?v=1)
![Trying to save a wet phone? Put it in rice and leave it for at least a day. Actually, the rice part is irrelevant. The idea perpetuates, because we](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/9/7/561697.jpg?v=1)
![CRACKED.COM CAN'T SLEEP? TRY COUNTING SHEEP BAAAD IDEA! A 2001 study found that when people visualize a relaxing scene, they fall asleep 20 minutes so](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/8/2/561682.jpg?v=1)
![Closing unused apps on your phone will help improve its battery life. Apps in the task manager are frozen, and are already in the memory of your Mai](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/6/8/9/561689.jpg?v=1)