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Alcohol keeps
you warm
Body Heat &
The Head
Caffeine
dehydrates
You
Single genes
exist for
different
personality
Traits
Different
tongue parts
Alcohol kills
brain cells
Don't eat
& swim
Cracking your
knuckles leads
to arthritis
Hair products
cannot ‘fix’
your hair
Shaving does not
thicken hair
Body
Hair &
fingernails still
grow after death
Gluten-free
foods are no
healthier
Sushi is
raw fish
Cooking removes
alcohol
Salty water
boils quicker
The 5
second rule
Napoleon was
not short
The
Vomitorium
Elementary my
dear Watson
King Arthur
was not real
Pilgrimns wore
all black
Gladiators always
fight to death
Iron
Maidens
Einstein
failed maths
Vaccines cause
autism
Wake
Sleepwalkers?
Left & right
brain
Photographic
memory
Only 10%
of brain
Multiple
personalities
Sugar =
hyperactivity
Missing persons
reports
This category is empty
TRUE
Only infants loose heat through the head
FALSE
Alcohol kills brain cells
INCORRECT, IT’S FALSE
This is true only for alcoholics who rely on alcohol to get most of their calories
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CORRECT, IT’S FALSE
This is not true, only in the cases when the head is the only uncovered part of the body.
This is not true, only in the cases when the head is the only uncovered part of the body
The whole tongue detects every kind of taste.
In fact, there are no different sections for each taste: bitter, sour, salty, sweet & umami (savoury)
INCORRECT, IT’S TRUE
In fact, there are no different sections for each taste: bitter, sour, slaty, sweet & umami (savoury)
CORRECT, IT’S TRUE
You should not swim immediately after eating.
Actually, alcohol is the biggest risk increaser. Still, a full stomach can make you short of breath.
Actually, alcohol is the biggest risk increaser. Still, a full stomach can make you short of breath.
The hair that grows after shaving is not thicker than before.
Regrown hair isn’t thicker, coarser or darker, it just appears so because it’s no longer tapered.
Regrown hair isn’t thicker, coarser or darker, it just appears so because it’s no longer tapered.
Alcohol can keep you warm.
Alcohol dilates warm blood vessels near the impression of warmth. It can actually drop core body temperature.
Alcohol dilates warm blood vessels near the impression of warmth. It can actually drop core body temperature.
Caffeine dehydrates you.
The diuretic effect of caffeine is offset by the amount of water in a caffeinated drink.
The diuretic effect of caffeine is offset by the amount of water in a caffeinated drink.
Hair products cannot ‘fix’ your hair.
Unfortunately, nothing can fix damaged hair. Still, some products can prevent it from damaging.
Hair & fingernails still grow after death.
In fact, the skin dries and shrinks away, giving the appearance of growth.
Single genes don’t exist for different personality traits.
For instance, there is no such thing as a “gay gene”.
Cracking your knuckles leads to arthritis.
The latest research shows this is not true. Good news for you knuckleheads!
Salty water boils quicker
If you add a sprinkle of salt to fresh water, it will make no difference
If you add a sprinkle of salt to fresh water, it will make no difference.
The Vomitorium is a room that Romans used for Bacchanalian binges
It’s not a room Romans used for Bacchanalian binges. It’s the name for the entrance to a stadium
Cooking removes alcohol
Sushi is raw fish
Gluten-free foods are no healthier
Does it really take 5 seconds for bacteria on the floor to hop on the food?
Well… it’s partly true. Still, not all burns off.
Sushi means “sour rice”, but it is not necessary to feature fish.
Despite the recent gluten-free craze, everything depends on your specific needs.
No, it really only takes one.
Napoleon was not short
Einstein failed maths
Iron Maidens were never used as a medieval torture device
Pilgrims wore all black
The phrase “Elementary my dear Watson” was never used in the Sherlock Holmes book
Gladiators didn’t always fight to the death
King Arther was probably not real
He was 5’7” which was above the average height for a Frenchman of the time
Actually, he failed failed an entrance exam for a school but still excelled in maths
Actually, they also wore red, yellow, purple and green. And no buckle hats!
The phrase isn’t actually in the book. It was first used in the 1929 film.
The most prized fighters were worth a lot of money as trained entertainers and many lived very long lives
Yes, there was someone named Arthur but we don’t know for sure if he was a king
Actually, he failed an entrance exam for a school but still excelled in maths
Actually, they wore red, yellow, purple and green. And no buckle hats!
This phrase isn’t actually in the book. It was first used in the 1929 film.
The most prized fighters were worth a lot of money as trained entertainers and many lives very long lives
The were never used as a medieval torture device. 18th century fakes were created for sensational circuses
They were never used as a medieval torture device. 19th century fakes were created for sensational circuses
Plagiarism Declaration
Rationale
With the ever increasing number of myths and legends as well as ideas that are both true and untrue, it’s difficult to know what to believe and what not to. It’s even more difficult to keep track of what is true and what isn’t and to be able to remember these.
This interactive ‘game’ attempts to assist with this by presenting users with the most common of these myths and allowing them to chose whether they are true or not. It presents a fun and interesting way of learning whats true and what is not as well as providing further details with the aim of helping people to not only see what is true and what isn’t, but also to remember them going forward. Try going through all of the myths once, then reset and go through them again at a leter stage and see how much you’ve remembered!
It is dangerous to wake a sleepwalker
If you wake a sleepwalker, they will be very confused, but it’s ok. Thay’re more likely to hurt themselves if they are awoken.
If you wake a sleepwalker, they will be very confused, but it’s ok. They’re more likely to hurt themselves if they are awoken.
A person doesn’t have to be missing for more than 24 hours before being reported
Police don’t demand a 24 hour period before accepting a missing persons report.
Vaccines cause autism
Just an urban myth.
Humans only use 10% of their brain
Just a misunderstood metaphor. Proportion of our brain ‘firing’ is task-dependent and all cells are important.
There is no division between the left and right side of the brain
No division between talents of each hemisphere; left brain can learn ‘right brain’ functions and vice versa.
Schizophrenia is different to multiple personality disorder
Schizophrenia technically means ‘split-mind’, but it is different to multipersonality disorder.
Schizophrenia different to multiple personality disorder
Sugar is what causes hyperactivity
ADHD and poor behaviours still occur in children who do not consume sugar.
A person cannot have a photographic memory
Some people just have great memory. A memory that mimics a camera is very unlikely.
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