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34 Things People Routinely Get Wrong

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September 17, 2023

34 Things People Routinely Get Wrong

Ever hear about an “old wives’ tale” or some other modern myth? Like when your grandmother told you not to swallow watermelon seeds or else you’d grow a watermelon in your belly. Then you accidentally swallowed one and became riddled with fear. “But watermelons are almost as big as me, I’m five!” you thought to yourself as you tossed and turned at night, awaiting the nightmare of this round, cumbersome work of agriculture to essentially blow you up from the inside. Do you remember how relieved/furious you were at grandma when you found out it was all nonsense?

Anyway, there are still some things you believe that are just as truthful as a watermelon growing inside your body. Things like…

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MYTH8 Police can't enter your home without a warrant, right? FACT8 They can, if they think you're up to something. On the cop shows, police are like v

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MYTH8 HAIR And nAILs KeeP GROWING AFTER DEATH. FAGT8 THEY DON'T. THE REST OF you SHRIVELS. Just like anything else in your body, hair and nail growth

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MYTH8 If a cop doesn't read you your Miranda rights, you can walk. FAGT8 Those rights apply to interrogation, not arrest. Despite what you see on ever

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MYTH8 It takes time to trace a call, so keep that kidnapper talking! FAGT8 Calls are automatically, instantly traced. Thanks to enhanced 9-1-1, land l

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