Myth: Dog mouths are cleaner than our mouths
Reality: Dog mouths are no cleaner, and are in fact, much dirtier than human mouths. Dogs are known to transmit rabies,…
Myth: Birds die from eating wedding rice
Reality: The temperature inside the bird never gets hot enough to cook and swell the rice. If you’ve ever cooked rice,…
Myth: Donald Duck IN 1977 Walt Disney’s duck was banned in Finland because he doesn’t wear trousers.
Reality: Actually, that’s an urban myth. In fact, politicians in Helsinki decided they were wasting taxpayer’s money on mindless American…
Myth: A mother bird will reject its baby if it’s been touched by a human
Reality: Most birds have a poor sense of smell and wouldn’t know the difference. It’s also not wise to touch baby…
Myth: Bulls become angry at color red
Reality: Bulls, along with all other cattle, are color-blind to red. Thus, the bull is likely irritated not by the muleta’s color, but…
Myth: Elephants are afraid of mice
Reality: Elephants have no fear of mice. They do however have poor vision and are fairly slow moving. That means elephants might be big…
Myth: Tongue is the strongest muscle in the Human Body
Reality: It is true that the tongue does not get tired and is constantly working. It is essential to mixing food in the…
Myth: A severed earthworm will regenerate into two earthworms
Reality: Planarian flatworms, when severed, can regenerate into two or more new worms, but earthworms cannot. Earthworms have a distinct head…
Myth: Sharks don’t get cancer
Reality: Sharks do get cancer, but not very often. Sharks have a compound called an “angiogenin inhibitor” that reduces a tumor’s…