The water in a public swimming pool will change colour if you pee in it
False! No such urine indicating dye exists
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We only use 10% of our brain, leaving 90% an untapped resource
False! We actually use a very large percentage of our brain to function
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Shaving makes the hair grow back quicker and thicker
False! If you're at that point in puberty, it's going to grow whether you shave or not, and it certainly doesn't get thicker
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A tooth in a glass of Coca-Cola can dissolve overnight
False! Although sugary drinks aren't good for your teeth and can lead to decay
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Chewing gum stays in the stomach for seven years if swallowed
False! Gum is mostly digested, and stays in your body for no more than seven days. This myth is probably to prevent swallowing it and potentially choking.
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Cracking knuckles causes arthritis
False! Mild swelling can occur when knuckles are vigorously cracked but this myth has probably come about because it's an irritating habit.
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The Loch Ness Monster in Scotland
False! A team from BBC TV claims to have proven that no such monster exists in the famous Scottish lake. But it would be cool if it did!
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Intricate crop circles created when UFOs land in fields
False! Popping up since the mid-1970's, these are just elaborate fakes made overnight by some very creative people.
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A skull of the Missing Link, known as the Piltdown Man, discovered in 1912 in Sussex, England.
False! Piltdown Man was an audacious fake and a sophisticated scientific fraud.
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You should wait an hour after eating before you go swimming.
False! Any type of vigorous exercise can be uncomfortable after eating, but it is not dangerous for swimming.
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Rats coming up the toilet bowl to bite your bum
True! Although not an everyday occurrence, it is entirely possible for a rat to get through drainage pipes.
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Neil Armstrong messed up his iconic speech when he landed on the moon
True! "One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." was meant to be, "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind."
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The US Government stealing dead children for science
True! After WWII, tests, known as "Project Sunshine", used deceased children to see the effects of radiation on human flesh.
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A medical student recognising a cadaver [dead body] donated to scientific research
True! In 1982 a medical student recognised her great aunt who was being dissected in one of her classes!!!
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A physician turned an outlaw's skin into a pair of shoes when he was studying his brain for research
True! "Big Nose George" was hanged in the 1880's, and the physician studying his brain due to his criminal activity, made his skin into a pair of shoes!
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Halloween candy found laced with drugs
True! Sadly, some trick-or-treaters have been given sweets containing drugs, or just small bags of drugs that look like sweets
