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You can catch a cold by being in the cold
Swallowed gum stays in your stomach for seven years
Bulls hate the color red
Sushi means raw fish
Chameleons change color to blend in with their surroundings
Vikings wore horned helmets
Fortune cookies are a traditional Chinese custom
Old elephants go to a specific place to die
Different parts of the tongue detect different tastes
Toilet seat covers protect you from germs
Cell phones cause cancer
Coffee stunts your growth
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by slaves
The moon affects human behavior
The Earth is flat
Lemmings commit mass suicide
You can't fold a paper in half more than seven times
Deoxygenated blood is blue
Sugar is as addictive as cocaine
Seasons are caused by the Earth's distance from the Sun
Columbus discovered America
Glass is a slow-moving liquid
Witches were burned at the stake in Salem
The tongue is the strongest muscle in the body
You can tell a liar by avoiding eye contact
Cats always land on their feet
Humans and dinosaurs coexisted
You lose most of your body heat through your head
Cinco de Mayo is Mexico's Independence Day
You can detox your body with juice cleanses
Yawning is a sign of boredom
The Pyramids of Giza are located in the middle of the desert
Marie Antoinette said "Let them eat cake
You can get arthritis from cracking your knuckles
It's unsafe to swim right after eating
The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4th
Iron Maidens were medieval torture devices
George Washington had wooden teeth
Water conducts electricity
You can't mix antibiotics with alcohol
Brown eggs are healthier than white eggs
Coffee causes heart disease
Chocolate causes acne
Sugar causes diabetes
If you go out with wet hair, you'll catch a cold
People in the Middle Ages thought the Earth was flat
There's no gravity in space
The Great Fire of London was caused by a cow kicking over a lantern
Black belts signify the highest level of martial arts expertise
Houseflies live for 24 hours
The moon landing was faked
Diamonds are formed from coal
A person can survive without sleep for weeks
Milk increases mucus production
The Immaculate Conception refers to the conception of Jesus Christ
Your blood is blue until it's exposed to oxygen
The "Five Second Rule" for dropped food
All fats are bad for you
Static electricity can ignite gasoline vapors
The Forbidden City is visible from space
You can't make a face or it'll stay that way
There are no gravity zones on Earth
A coin toss is always a 50/50 chance
Sunflowers always face the sun
Vaccines can give you the disease they're preventing
The Spanish Inquisition predominantly burned witches
Halley's Comet only appears once every millennium
Gum takes seven years to digest
Poinsettias are deadly if ingested
Cats have nine lives
Eating raw oysters is dangerous only in months without an "R"
You can catch poison ivy from someone who has it
Bumblebees shouldn't be able to fly
You can't put metal in a microwave
Eating ice cream will make your cold worse
Einstein failed math
Goldfish only have a three-second memory
Alcohol cooks out of food
The five-second rule
You should drink your body weight in water every day
Blood is thicker than water
You can get the flu from the flu shot
Sugar makes kids hyper
Dogs see in black and white
Wearing a hat causes baldness
Cellphones in hospitals interfere with medical equipment
If you cross your eyes, they'll stay that way
Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis
You need to drink 8 glasses of water a day
Humans evolved from apes
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain
You can't grow new brain cells
You should tilt your head back to stop a nosebleed
Eating poppy seeds can make you fail a drug test
Eating spinach makes you strong
Eating carrots improves your vision
Dogs sweat by salivating
You only use 10% of your brain
You must wait 24 hours before reporting a missing person
You can catch a cold by going outside with wet hair
Cold weather causes colds
Eating at night makes you gain weight
Vitamin C cures colds
Eating turkey makes you sleepy
Microwaves cook food from the inside out
Fish can't feel pain
Your hair grows back thicker after shaving
People swallow eight spiders a year in their sleep
Saltwater boils faster
Einstein was a poor student
Drinking alcohol kills brain cells
Lightning doesn't strike the same place twice
You need to wait an hour after eating before swimming to avoid cramps
You can't touch baby birds, or their parents will reject them
The forbidden fruit in the Bible was an apple
You need to change your oil every 3,000 miles
Mice love cheese
A coin drop from the Empire State Building could kill someone
You must wait 48 hours to file a missing person report
Twinkies have an infinite shelf life
Alcohol helps you sleep better
Sitting too close to the TV is bad for your eyes
Elephants are afraid of mice
Drinking warm milk makes you sleepy
You can tell if someone is lying by their eye movements
Yawning is only caused by lack of oxygen
Ostriches stick their heads in the sand when scared
Penguins mate for life
A duck’s quack doesn’t echo
Honey never spoils
Reading in dim light ruins your eyesight
You can see the Great Pyramid from space
Swallowed seeds will grow into plants inside your stomach
Waking a sleepwalker is dangerous
Vaccines cause autism
Bats are blind
Humans have only five senses
Drinking milk gives you strong bones
You can’t swim for 30 minutes after eating
An apple a day keeps the doctor away
Eating cheese at night causes nightmares
Watching too much television damages your eyes
The Titanic sank because it hit an iceberg
Warts come from touching frogs
Peanuts are nuts
The Bermuda Triangle is a zone of mystery
Adding salt to water makes it boil faster
The Great Sphinx of Giza lost its nose to Napoleon's cannon fire
Caffeine dehydrates you
Chewing ice indicates an iron deficiency
You should drink at least 8 glasses of water per day
Hair and nails grow after death
You can't swim for an hour after eating
Napoleon was extremely short
The Coriolis effect determines the direction toilet water swirls
Microwave radiation can cause cancer
Yawning is contagious only among humans
Hair grows back thicker after shaving
Sharks don't get cancer
The Sahara is the largest desert in the world
MSG is dangerous
Chewing gum improves concentration
Fish have short-term memories
       

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