Totally Wrong Facts Everyone Still Believes | the myths that have fooled people for years
Nadia Explains
[{'start': '0.240', 'end': '4.240', 'text': 'Time to **break down** the myths that have\xa0\n**fooled people for years**—and trust me,'}, {'start': '4.240', 'end': '8.560', 'text': 'some of these will **blow your mind!**\n**Water Isn’t a Lightning Magnet**'}, {'start': '8.560', 'end': '12.640', 'text': 'You’ve probably heard that **water attracts\xa0\nlightning**, right? That’s **not** the full'}, {'start': '12.640', 'end': '18.560', 'text': 'story! Water **conducts** electricity, sure, but\xa0\nlightning actually **seeks the tallest object'}, {'start': '18.560', 'end': '24.400', 'text': 'nearby**—whether it’s a tree, a boat, or YOU\xa0\nif you’re standing alone in the open. In fact,'}, {'start': '24.400', 'end': '29.440', 'text': 'lightning **could just as easily hit land** as\xa0\nit does water. So while swimming during a storm'}, {'start': '29.440', 'end': '34.640', 'text': 'isn’t a great idea (obviously), the idea that\xa0\nlightning is specifically **"drawn" to water**'}, {'start': '34.640', 'end': '36.480', 'text': 'is a total **myth.**\n**Cracking Your'}, {'start': '36.480', 'end': '40.800', 'text': 'Knuckles WON’T Give You Arthritis**\nYou probably grew up hearing **"Stop'}, {'start': '40.800', 'end': '46.080', 'text': 'cracking your knuckles or you\'ll get arthritis!"**\xa0\nBut science says **NOPE**. Cracking your knuckles'}, {'start': '46.080', 'end': '51.360', 'text': 'is just releasing **gas bubbles** in the fluid\xa0\nbetween your joints—no damage, no increased risk'}, {'start': '51.360', 'end': '57.040', 'text': 'of arthritis. The worst that happens? Maybe a\xa0\nslight **temporary** reduction in grip strength'}, {'start': '57.040', 'end': '63.280', 'text': 'if you crack all day. Otherwise, **go ahead and\xa0\npop away**—your joints aren’t getting destroyed.'}, {'start': '63.280', 'end': '66.880', 'text': '**Sharks CAN Get Cancer**\nThe myth that sharks are **immune'}, {'start': '66.880', 'end': '71.440', 'text': 'to cancer** has been around for decades,\xa0\nbut guess what? They **CAN** get cancer,'}, {'start': '71.440', 'end': '77.440', 'text': 'just like any other species. Scientists have\xa0\nactually discovered **tumors** in sharks. This'}, {'start': '77.440', 'end': '82.240', 'text': 'myth likely started because sharks don’t develop\xa0\n**bone cancer**—since they don’t have bones—but'}, {'start': '82.240', 'end': '88.240', 'text': 'they’re **not** magically resistant to disease.\n**Mount Everest Isn’t the Tallest Mountain**'}, {'start': '88.240', 'end': '94.240', 'text': 'Wait… what?! Yes, Everest is the highest point\xa0\n**above sea level**, but the **tallest** mountain'}, {'start': '94.240', 'end': '99.680', 'text': 'overall? That title goes to **Mauna Kea**\xa0\nin Hawaii. If you measure it from base to'}, {'start': '99.680', 'end': '106.000', 'text': 'peak—including the part underwater—it’s actually\xa0\n**taller** than Everest by about **3,000 feet**!'}, {'start': '106.000', 'end': '109.920', 'text': 'Everest might get the glory, but\xa0\nMauna Kea is the real **giant**.'}, {'start': '109.920', 'end': '114.640', 'text': '**Bananas Don’t Grow on Trees**\nHold on—aren’t bananas the most **obvious**'}, {'start': '114.640', 'end': '122.240', 'text': 'tree fruit ever? **Nope!** Bananas actually grow\xa0\non **giant herbs**, not trees! The banana plant’s'}, {'start': '122.240', 'end': '126.880', 'text': '"trunk" is just tightly packed leaves—it’s **NOT**\xa0\nreal wood. So technically, **bananas aren’t even'}, {'start': '126.880', 'end': '130.720', 'text': 'grown on a tree.** Wild, right?\n**The Great Wall of China'}, {'start': '130.720', 'end': '135.200', 'text': 'Isn’t Visible from Space**\nThis myth has been around **forever**,'}, {'start': '135.200', 'end': '140.000', 'text': 'but astronauts have confirmed that from space,\xa0\nthe Great Wall is **not** easily visible to'}, {'start': '140.000', 'end': '146.320', 'text': 'the naked eye. It’s actually **too narrow** and\xa0\nblends in with the terrain. Cities, coastlines,'}, {'start': '146.320', 'end': '152.720', 'text': 'and fields? **Way more visible** than the Wall.\n**You Don’t Swallow Spiders in Your Sleep**'}, {'start': '152.720', 'end': '157.360', 'text': 'You’ve probably heard that people **swallow\xa0\n8 spiders a year** while sleeping. Absolute'}, {'start': '157.360', 'end': '162.560', 'text': '**nonsense**! Spiders are **not** attracted to\xa0\nhumans, and the vibrations of your breathing'}, {'start': '162.560', 'end': '168.880', 'text': '**actually scare them away**. A spider willingly\xa0\ncrawling into a warm, moving, breathing mouth?'}, {'start': '168.880', 'end': '173.040', 'text': '**Yeah, that’s not happening.**\n**Bulls Don’t Hate Red**'}, {'start': '173.040', 'end': '179.040', 'text': 'You’ve seen the bullfighters waving red capes, but\xa0\nhere’s the truth—**bulls are colorblind to red**.'}, {'start': '179.040', 'end': '185.040', 'text': 'They charge because of the **movement**, not the\xa0\ncolor. The whole "bulls hate red" thing? Just'}, {'start': '185.040', 'end': '190.160', 'text': '**Hollywood and tradition** playing tricks on us.\n**Humans Have WAY More Than Five Senses**'}, {'start': '190.160', 'end': '196.560', 'text': 'Sight, smell, taste, touch, hearing—sounds\xa0\ncomplete, right? **Wrong!** Humans actually'}, {'start': '196.560', 'end': '201.440', 'text': 'have **dozens** of senses, including balance,\xa0\ntemperature, pain perception, and even an'}, {'start': '201.440', 'end': '206.400', 'text': 'awareness of where your limbs are without looking.\xa0\nThe “five senses” idea is **way outdated**.'}, {'start': '206.400', 'end': '210.160', 'text': '**You CAN’T Taste Every Part\xa0\nof Your Tongue** Separately'}, {'start': '210.160', 'end': '214.880', 'text': 'You’ve probably seen that "tongue map" claiming\xa0\ndifferent parts of your tongue detect **sweet,'}, {'start': '214.880', 'end': '220.960', 'text': 'sour, salty, and bitter**. But scientists have\xa0\ndebunked that—**your whole tongue can detect'}, {'start': '220.960', 'end': '226.560', 'text': 'all tastes, not just sections!** The tongue map\xa0\nwas just **bad science** from a misinterpreted'}, {'start': '226.560', 'end': '232.000', 'text': 'study **over 100 years ago.**\n**Sugar DOESN’T Make Kids Wild**'}, {'start': '232.000', 'end': '238.240', 'text': 'We’ve all seen it—a kid eats some candy and\xa0\nsuddenly, BOOM! Mini tornado mode activated.'}, {'start': '238.240', 'end': '244.240', 'text': 'But here’s the truth: **sugar isn’t the villain**\xa0\nhere. Scientists ran experiments where kids got'}, {'start': '244.240', 'end': '249.840', 'text': 'either real sugar or fake sugar, and neither they\xa0\nnor their parents knew which was which. Guess'}, {'start': '249.840', 'end': '255.360', 'text': 'what? **Zero difference in energy levels.**\xa0\nTurns out, parents expect hyperactivity, so'}, {'start': '255.360', 'end': '260.080', 'text': 'they look for signs—even if it’s just normal kid\xa0\nbehavior. Birthday parties aren’t chaotic because'}, {'start': '260.080', 'end': '266.160', 'text': 'of cake—they’re chaotic because kids are excited,\xa0\nrunning around, and maybe a little sleep-deprived.'}, {'start': '266.160', 'end': '272.800', 'text': '**Your Brain is Doing WAY More Than 10%**\nYou’ve heard it before—“Humans only use 10% of'}, {'start': '272.800', 'end': '279.200', 'text': 'their brain.” But if that were true, **why would\xa0\neven tiny brain injuries cause huge issues?** Your'}, {'start': '279.200', 'end': '284.000', 'text': 'brain is **constantly working**, even when\xa0\nyou sleep. It’s running memory functions,'}, {'start': '284.000', 'end': '288.640', 'text': 'processing emotions, controlling your body—you\xa0\nname it. Scientists have actually scanned brain'}, {'start': '288.640', 'end': '291.840', 'text': 'activity and found that **it’s always\xa0\nfiring**, no matter what you’re doing.'}, {'start': '291.840', 'end': '298.240', 'text': 'That whole “magic pill unlocking 100%\xa0\nbrain power” thing? Hollywood fiction.'}, {'start': '298.240', 'end': '303.520', 'text': '**A Falling Penny Won’t Crack a Skull**\nMovies tell us that a penny dropped from'}, {'start': '303.520', 'end': '310.160', 'text': 'a skyscraper will turn into a deadly bullet.\xa0\nReality? **Not even close.** While gravity'}, {'start': '310.160', 'end': '316.000', 'text': '**does** pull it down, air resistance steps in and\xa0\nslows it to around **25 mph**, which is basically'}, {'start': '316.000', 'end': '321.040', 'text': '**slower than a casual bike ride**. Getting\xa0\nhit with a penny from that height? Annoying,'}, {'start': '321.040', 'end': '326.400', 'text': 'yes. Fatal? Not even a little. Now, if you\xa0\ndropped something aerodynamic—like a ballpoint'}, {'start': '326.400', 'end': '333.760', 'text': 'pen? **THAT** might do some actual damage.\n**Lightning Strikes the Same Place—A LOT**'}, {'start': '333.760', 'end': '338.320', 'text': '“Lightning never strikes twice”? Well,\xa0\ntell that to the **Empire State Building,'}, {'start': '338.320', 'end': '344.000', 'text': 'which gets zapped around 25 times a year.** And\xa0\nthen there’s Roy Sullivan, a guy who got hit by'}, {'start': '344.000', 'end': '349.280', 'text': 'lightning **SEVEN** times and lived to tell the\xa0\ntale. Some places—especially tall structures—are'}, {'start': '349.280', 'end': '354.640', 'text': 'basically lightning magnets. Oh, and fun fact:\xa0\n**lightning can hit even when the sky looks'}, {'start': '354.640', 'end': '359.280', 'text': 'clear.** They call these “bolts from the blue”\xa0\nbecause they strike miles away from a storm.'}, {'start': '360.080', 'end': '364.880', 'text': '**Vikings Didn’t Rock Horned Helmets**\nSorry, but those iconic Viking helmets'}, {'start': '364.880', 'end': '370.160', 'text': 'with horns? **Total fantasy.** The whole idea\xa0\ncame from **theater designers in the 1800s**'}, {'start': '370.160', 'end': '375.600', 'text': 'who thought horns looked dramatic on stage. But in\xa0\nactual Viking battles? **Horns would’ve been the'}, {'start': '375.600', 'end': '380.880', 'text': 'worst idea ever.** Imagine handing your enemy two\xa0\nperfect handles to grab during a fight—it’s like'}, {'start': '380.880', 'end': '387.040', 'text': 'asking to lose. Real Viking helmets were **simple,\xa0\nprotective gear**, not flashy costume pieces.'}, {'start': '387.040', 'end': '392.000', 'text': '**Shaving Won’t Make Your Hair Thicker**\nIf shaving made hair thicker, every bald'}, {'start': '392.000', 'end': '397.520', 'text': 'person would be **shaving daily** as a cure. But\xa0\nhere’s what actually happens: when you cut hair,'}, {'start': '397.520', 'end': '401.840', 'text': 'you’re giving it a **blunt edge**, making it\xa0\n**feel** rougher when it grows back. But that'}, {'start': '401.840', 'end': '406.720', 'text': 'doesn’t mean it’s thicker—your hair’s texture\xa0\nis controlled by **genetics**, not your razor.'}, {'start': '406.720', 'end': '411.360', 'text': '**You Can Swim Right After Eating**\nMom always warned, “Wait 30 minutes'}, {'start': '411.360', 'end': '416.720', 'text': 'after eating or you’ll drown.” But science says\xa0\n**you’re good to go.** There’s **zero** proof that'}, {'start': '416.720', 'end': '421.680', 'text': 'digestion steals blood away from your arms and\xa0\nlegs enough to cause cramps and drowning. In fact,'}, {'start': '421.680', 'end': '425.760', 'text': 'competitive swimmers **eat during\xa0\ntraining** and they’re fine! Sure,'}, {'start': '425.760', 'end': '431.200', 'text': 'swimming right after an **enormous meal** might\xa0\nfeel uncomfortable, but it won’t take you down.'}, {'start': '431.200', 'end': '435.760', 'text': '**Your Head Doesn’t Lose Most of Your Heat**\n“You lose 50% of body heat through your'}, {'start': '435.760', 'end': '441.840', 'text': 'head”—sounds scientific, right? Nope. The\xa0\nmyth came from an old Army study where'}, {'start': '441.840', 'end': '447.120', 'text': 'soldiers were bundled up in **warm gear—except\xa0\nfor their heads.** So yeah, their heads were'}, {'start': '447.120', 'end': '451.920', 'text': '**the only part losing heat**, making it seem\xa0\nworse than it was. In reality, **heat escapes'}, {'start': '451.920', 'end': '457.840', 'text': 'from any exposed skin**, not just your head. The\xa0\nexception? Babies—their heads are proportionally'}, {'start': '457.840', 'end': '463.920', 'text': 'larger, so they lose more heat up there.\n**Goldfish Actually Have Great Memory**'}, {'start': '463.920', 'end': '469.120', 'text': 'You’ve heard it a million times—goldfish\xa0\nonly remember things for three seconds.'}, {'start': '469.120', 'end': '474.880', 'text': '**Not even close.** Scientists ran tests where\xa0\ngoldfish solved mazes, and **they remembered'}, {'start': '474.880', 'end': '478.800', 'text': 'the correct paths weeks later.** They can\xa0\n**recognize faces**, learn tricks, and'}, {'start': '478.800', 'end': '483.920', 'text': 'even tell different types of music apart. These\xa0\nlittle guys are WAY smarter than people think.'}, {'start': '483.920', 'end': '489.040', 'text': '**Swallowed Gum Won’t Stay for 7 Years**\nThe idea that gum stays in your stomach'}, {'start': '489.040', 'end': '493.360', 'text': 'for **years** is totally false.\xa0\nYour body **can’t break it down**,'}, {'start': '493.360', 'end': '498.800', 'text': 'sure—but that doesn’t mean it sticks around.\xa0\nJust like corn kernels, gum moves through your'}, {'start': '498.800', 'end': '504.000', 'text': 'digestive system **normally** and exits within **a\xa0\nday or two**. Unless you’re swallowing **absurd'}, {'start': '504.000', 'end': '508.240', 'text': 'amounts of gum**, it won’t cause problems.\n**Mind blown?** Tell me which of these **shocked'}, {'start': '508.240', 'end': '512.320', 'text': 'you the most**, and don’t forget to **smash\xa0\nthat subscribe button** for more crazy facts!'}]