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There's no shame in admitting that we don't have all the answers. But there is a little shame when we're spewing scientific nonsense to our friends and colleagues. Test yourself to determine what so-called "science" you've misunderstood for years.It's actually the fact that your skin dries up that makes it look as though your fingernails have lengthened; in fact, your hair or nails don't grow after you expire.
While putting a hat on will totally help you keep your head warm, there's no part of yourself that loses heat "faster" than another.
While you can get some mild flu-like symptoms from a flu shot (some aches and a mild fever) you cannot get the actual flu from the vaccine. (And no, you won't get any additional behavioral disorders.)
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Sorry, but you can't make that forkful of spinach taste better depending on where you chew it. Our taste buds can sense all sorts of tastes, all over our tongue.
While the big bang theory does describe how the universe started out incredibly small and hot and then expanded, it doesn't tell us a thing about how that small, hot thing was created.
Get your head out of the toilet. While the Coriolis effect totally makes sense for something like the Gulf Stream, it doesn't apply to our small-scale water models.
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Having only five senses is so passé. What about the ability to feel an itch? Or pain? Makes sense.
So technically, it also strikes twice when the right Iron Maiden song is on. But really, lightning does hit an average of 1.45 places with each cloud-to-ground strike.
Nope, we're not closer to the sun every summer. We're actually just tilted the right way in the summer so the sun beams hit us straight on.
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The only thing that might help you to not get a cold is to avoid getting the virus into your nose or mouth. Vitamin C and a nice knit cap might make you feel better, but they won't do a thing to avoid a virus taking hold.