Reading Time: 2 minutes Do tonsils bounce like a rubber ball for thirty minutes after being removed? Sadly they do not, and this is just another urban myth that has been concocted for entertainment purposes. So, let’s dig a little deeper into this dubious fact shall we? There is a “fact” circulating that tonsils will bounce higher than a …
Reading Time: 3 minutes So, you’ve come across this little gem of a word finder and want to find out more about what it actually means. Well, don’t be overly worried if you weren’t able to find your name at all. It doesn’t mean that your brain doesn’t function as well as others. In fact, it doesn’t really mean …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Have you heard the story that lobsters are immortal? I’m guessing that by now that there’s a very good chance that you have heard a brief rumor about their uncanny ability to cheat the rigors of old age. Well, how can I put this? Lobsters aren’t immortal. In fact, they don’t even come close to …
Reading Time: 2 minutes When it comes to the numerous claims for the world’s biggest pimple on a human, the internet seems to be filled with claimants. Most of the claims appear to be on video sharing site YouTube, of which we have our own channel filled with cool and interesting facts from our own site. While these are …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you read a fact that bats always turn left when they leave a cave? It’s a truly remarkable fact when you think about it. For an animal to know the difference between left and right, or to have a distinct preference for one direction over the other. But it does obviously raise several questions. …
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Reading Time: 2 minutes What are the number of spiders eaten in your sleep every year? We will try to shed a little light on this often heard of fact, and point out that it’s utterly and completely false. There’s an often quoted factoid that circulates on the internet that says the average person will eat eight spiders in their …
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Now we will work about debunking the pitbull nanny dog myth. Pitbull. The mere utterance of the word evokes the image a ferocious fighting dog, bred for the sole purpose of fighting for entertainment and gambling purposes. It’s with little wonder that this breed of dog, renowned as the supreme fighting dog breed, has a fearsome …
Reading Time: 2 minutes It has been reported via social media, and a few suspect websites that an Indian woman set the enviable record for the most babies born to one mother at once. It was reported that she had delivered eleven babies, all at once, in a single pregnancy. Now that’s quite a massive number, and probably more suited …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Have you heard the often quoted fact that Mel Blanc was allergic to carrots? I must admit, as the voice of Bugs Bunny it would be fascinating if it were true. But unfortunately, for this internet myth that has been circulating since at least 2008 about Mel Blanc and a carrot allergy, there’s no truth to …
Reading Time: < 1 minute As far as crazy conspiracy theories go this has to rank among the most craziest. There is a fairly consistent claim that the moon landings were faked. In fact, some people have gone so far to claim that it was all an elaborate hoax setup by the government. There have been numerous claims that a …
