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These 21 old wives’ tales are utter nonsense, ya’ll.

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“Hiding under a highway overpass is not a good way to survive a tornado. It has been proven that the wind gets concentrated and the speeds increase underneath the overpass.”

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“Goldfish have a three second memory.” “They don’t and, supposedly, you can even train them to do tricks.”

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“There was a guy who only cracked the knuckles on his right hand his whole life to test this. He had no real difference between his hands arthritis-wise.”

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“Most dietary information that is widely accepted by the public was from studies that have been proven wrong since the 70s.”

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“That rice will make the birds who eat it explode. Birds eat rice all the time! It’s actually good for them, especially brown rice.”

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“As a licensed Waxing Specialist this misconception drives me nuts because I am literally educated on this and people still argue with me.

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These 21 old wives’ tales are utter nonsense, ya’ll.

“Hiding under a highway overpass is not a good way to survive a tornado. It has been proven that the wind gets concentrated and the speeds increase underneath the overpass.”

01

DUCK ‘N’ COVER

“Goldfish have a three second memory.” “They don’t and, supposedly, you can even train them to do tricks.”

02

MEMORY OF A GOLDFISH

“There was a guy who only cracked the knuckles on his right hand his whole life to test this. He had no real difference between his hands arthritis-wise.”

03

CRACKING KNUCKLES = ARTHRITIS

“Most dietary information that is widely accepted by the public was from studies that have been proven wrong since the 70s.”

04

OLD SCHOOL DIETARY ADVICE

“That rice will make the birds who eat it explode. Birds eat rice all the time! It’s actually good for them, especially brown rice.”

05

RICE IS BAD FOR BIRDS

“As a licensed Waxing Specialist this misconception drives me nuts because I am literally educated on this and people still argue with me.

06

SHAVING MAKES HAIR GROW BACK THICKER

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