35 Annoying Myths That Some People Still Believe

An undercover cop has to tell you they're a cop if you ask them.

Videogames cause violence. There is literally no correlation.

That people in the Middle Ages thought the earth was flat?????
It has been widely accepted since Ancient Greece that the earth is round and I have no idea why people still call it the Dark Ages either

“Your blood is actually blue but only becomes red when it comes out of you”

That if you shave it grows back thicker

Road widening improves traffic flow. It doesn't, if anything it just causes induced demand and within Months the road is congested again.

That you cant swim after eating and must wait at least an hour.

That carrots give you good eyesight

That introversion = shyness or social incompetence. Like, it‘s not that hard.

That msg is bad for you

Ancient Greek and Roman sculpture and architecture being pure white marble.

They are now. That's because art dealers long, *long* ago washed the paint off.

Watermelon seeds can grow watermelons in our stomachs

Eating cheese before bed gives you nightmares.

Shaking or flipping integral Polaroid photographs while they're developing. This dates back to the 'peel-apart" instant Polaroids that came before the all-in-one "integral" instant films. You used to have to coat the finished print with a polymer coating fluid, and shaking the print would help it dry faster. But it's unnecessary now.

Almost all the weird things people believe about charging batteries is completely wrong, they are based on Old NiCad cells and most of that advice does not apply to lithium ion / LiPO batteries