People are sharing their irrational beliefs that have no basis in fact – 17 favourites
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If you swallow bubble gum -it can wrap around your heart and give you a heart attack.
— Paolo Alessandro 🏳️🌈 (@Iskandar64) October 20, 2020
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…or it remains in your stomach for EXACTLY 7 years.
— Amy Sirrs (@amyprowting) October 20, 2020
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Don’t eat the apple pips or a tree will grow out of your ear…
You’d have thought I’d just look around & see that there were no tree-eared people anywhere. Ever. But no, afraid for most of my childhood…
— Claire Hartnell (@ClaireJHartnell) October 20, 2020
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See also: taking out all the plugs before going on holiday. It’s not like we expect the TV to fucking explode when we go to bed. And yes of course, I still do it.
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) October 20, 2020
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I grew up having been told that if you cut yourself on a mole, you will bleed to death. As if you would get to a hospital and they would say “you’ve cut a mole? I’m so sorry to have to inform you that there is nothing we can do.”
— Will Nash (@pompeywill82) October 20, 2020
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I still give a vestigial shake to a milk bottle before opening it to mix in the non-existent cream layer. I know it’s stupid, but it’s kind of muscle memory.
— john manley (@jgmanley) October 20, 2020
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My entire family, down to my 5 year old grandson, assiduously says hello to magpies. Sudden realisation that I am That Grandma.
— Mary Budd (@MaryBuddHR) October 20, 2020
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https://twitter.com/GrumpyinBoston/status/1318535895809667073?s=20
There was also this one, which had a twist.
“Kids being too close to the TV damages their eyes.” Not true. Total myth. I tell everyone it’s a myth and no one will believe me
— Zenmaster Fu (@zenmasterfu) October 20, 2020
It used to be true. TVs used to use cathode ray tubes to make the picture. These emit fast electrons – Beta radiation – that can cause cataracts and skin cancer. The glass was doped with beryllium to reduce emission. LED, quantum dot and all modern TVs are perfectly safe.
— Dr James Anderson #FBPE (@NumberNullity) October 20, 2020
And so might the original tweet by @IanDunt that started the whole thing.
Isn’t there a risk of a subarachnoid haemorrhage if you do that? Any medics care to comment?
— Citoyen éveillé 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇫🇷🏴🇸🇪 (@polnyypesets) October 20, 2020
Fucking hell, don’t tell me it’s actually true.
— Ian Dunt (@IanDunt) October 20, 2020
But that’s a whole different story.
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