19 Widespread Beliefs (Debunked)
Once you realize it, you can’t re-believe it.
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The brain is a funny thing. You can go through most of your life trusting that a certain thing is true, because you've always believed it to be. But as it turns out, that same thing can be debunked with just a couple of sentences. Which makes you wonder why so many people seem to believe so many demonstrably incorrect things.
Our readers are here to rectify that.
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![BELIEF: GMO foods are dangerous, and will give humans all kinds of diseases. TRUTH: The National Academies of Science found no link between increased](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/1/1/649311.jpg?v=2)
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![BELIEF: Gavel-banging is part of a standard courtroom proceeding. TRUTH: Far from it. Not only is it not part of the procedure, but a survey of NYC ju](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/2/2/649322.jpg?v=2)
![ThE tongue-map taught in grade-school has been proven by science to be incorrect. You can in fact taste anything with any part of your tongue. Try it](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/9/3/649293.jpg?v=2)
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![Sharks are immune to cancer. AEtuallyoo Many shariks with cangers and tumors have been well documented.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/1/6/649316.jpg?v=2)
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![A penny dropped from a skyscraper wouldn't kill you. A penny has a terminal velocity of only about 25 mph. Being hit by that would feel like a flick o](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/1/3/649313.jpg?v=2)
![CRACKED GON Whenever you are sick, you are used to hearing your mother say: Feed a cold, starve a fever Actually, it is better to eat in both cases.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/1/4/649314.jpg?v=2)
![There's no such thing as SUSHI-GRADE FISH. The term is just a marketing ploy to make you think you're buying a higher-quality fish, but it only mean](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/1/0/649310.jpg?v=2)
![Contrary to popular belief, water is not a good conductor of electricity. The basic rule of electric conductivity is that the conductor needs to carry](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/8/5/649285.jpg?v=2)
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![Despite the name, eating fat doesn't actually make people fat. Although it's true that fat contains more calories than carbohydrate or protein with th](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/9/4/649294.jpg?v=2)
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![Sloths are lazy CRACKED.COM sloth /sloTH.sloTH/ 1. reluctance to work or make an effort; laziness. noun Slow, yes-. but lazy? Hell, no! A sloth's deli](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/0/3/649303.jpg?v=2)
![BELIEF: Goats will eat anything, even tin cans! TRUTH: Of course they don't. However, they will root around old food containers, behavior which could](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/3/0/7/649307.jpg?v=2)