50 Facts People Are Tired Of Explaining Because Some Still Refuse To Believe Them

Everything is a chemical. Food is made of chemicals. You are made of chemicals.

panoramicjazz: And just because we use the word radiation, doesn't mean you will get cancer.

Kreos642: But tomatoes have carbon in it and carbon is in household cleaners so if I eat this I might die because household cleaners can k**l you!!
Every time I hear someone say something like that I'm proud to know I am not as stupid as they are, but saddened that they are that stupid this day and age.

haddock420: What really p***es me is the whole "If it's difficult to pronounce, it's not good for you" thing that was popular a while ago. What an arbitrary way to choose your diet.

Climate change is not a hoax, it's been proven over and over again, it is a real, impending danger that needs to be taken seriously.

U.S. Specific:

1. You are not getting money from the government when you get a tax refund. You are getting your own money that you just lent to the government at 0% interest.

2. Freedom of speech does not mean that you can say whatever you want and not face consequences. People who call you out on your b******t are not violating your first amendment rights.

Edit: People are absolutely correct in pointing out that in some cases low income families have refundable tax credits that exceed the amount they paid in payroll tax throughout the year. The people I'm tired of explaining this to, though, are the people in my office with six-figure household incomes, bragging about getting a $5,000 tax refund.

Freedom of speech only protects you from the government, not other people.

Hair does not grow longer and thicker because you have shaved it. It grows longer and thicker because you are no longer 11 years old.

That we’re actually more or less safer nowadays than ever before. Crime rates have dropped quite a bit in the last few decades. We only think that there’s been an increase in crime because of the 24 hour news cycle reporting this stuff all the time, thus keeping it fresh in our memories.

OCD doesn't specifically mean germaphobia or being overly organized.

Bipolar disorder is deeper than being mad 5 minutes ago and now being perfectly fine. Sure, some people do rapid cycle but it just isn't that simple. And the weather can not have bipolar disorder. And bipolar disorder is not the same thing as PMS, though symptoms can get worse while menstruating, they are completely unrelated. Also OCD can be obsessive intrusive thoughts, not everyone with OCD is ~so totes obsessed~ with cleaning. You can have OCD and be a slob, it is about obsessive behaviour that interferes with your life. Mental disorders are not cute and quirky, they are literally the worst.

That per unit of energy produced, nuclear power is one of the safest forms of energy production.

That you don't catch a cold simply from being cold.

Wasps are important pollinators aren't aren't just stinging jerks. Some plant species are pollinated exclusively by single wasp species.

For the last time people, there *is* gravity in space! It's amazing how many people don't understand this.

To be able to suck it up and forget about it is physically impossible with PTSD.

Just because you were spanked as a child and "turned out ok" does not mean you should spank your child. There is a ton of hippocracy in telling children not to hit and then spanking them when they make a mistake. Explaining something to kids is much more effective in the long run than spanking is.

That antibiotics treat bacterial infections, not viral ones. No, antibiotics won't help your cold.


Beluga_Snuggles: This drives me crazy! Every time I get a cold someone tells me to go to a doctor and get a prescription for antibiotics as if it is some magical panacea.

meowseehereboobs: Some people are even dumber. I had a coworker (an adult male with a degree) tell me I shouldn't take ibuprofen at all ever, and that my migraines would stop if I went to the doctor for antibiotics. Dude's like 50.

You shouldn't fully drain batteries to make them last longer. That was old info that only applied to nicad and not modern lithium batteres or nimh.

Memory and hard disk space are not the same thing.

Schizophrenics do not have multiple personalities. That would be Multiples Personality Disorder or as it is known now in the DSM, Dissociative Identity Disorder. TV shows and movies seem to have trouble with this one a lot.

Freedom of speech means you can't be arrested for what you're saying (within reason - you can't yell "fire" in a crowded theater.) Freedom of speech doesn't mean you can say what you want without other repercussions.

Aspartame is one of the best studied food additives in the world. It's not dangerous, it doesn't cause cancer. And it's not some mysterious "chemical" (whatever it is that layman health nuts think that word means), it's a peptide: An itty bitty protein. Our body is perfectly able to digest it, our tongue just thinks it's insanely sweet so we don't need much of it.

All that said, it's still not good for you either. It encourages your appetite so you eat more and as a result still gain weight while consuming it.