This takes me back to my Grandparents and Great Grandparents when it comes to telling Myths that they have grown up with passed on to us growing up. I remember a few of these being told to me as I was growing up 🙂 Some even scared me to thinking, “Oh I better not do that or this will happen.” Well as we look further into these myths, it’s turns out that what they are . . . JUST MYTHS. For instance, “You better not swallow that gum cause it will take 7 years to digest!” Or Coffee stunts your growth. Here are a few myths a lot of us still believe in like:
Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis. It might cause weakness in your hands, but there’s no proof it causes full-on arthritis.
Shaving makes your hair grow back thicker. Some people think that because the tips of your hair feels coarser after they’re been cut. But shaving doesn’t make it grow back thicker.
You swallow eight spiders a year in your sleep. It’s just an urban legend. As far as anyone can tell, there’s no truth to it.
Your dog’s mouth is cleaner than our own. Also not true. Dogs and humans BOTH have around 600 different types of bacteria in their mouth. Plus, we brush our teeth every day . . . and you’ve seen what your dog eats.
Public swimming pools have a chemical that turns blue if you pee in them. That’s just something parents tell their kids. There’s no chemical that can do that just to urine. Check out this article I found (here)
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