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Myths debunked infographic

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[–] lud@lemm.ee 11 points 5 months ago

Lo and behold, this very interesting and deep rabbit hole of a Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions

If that wasn't enough here is an even deeper rabbit hole: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_articles

[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Who will fact check this infographic?

[–] tyler@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago

I did (at least some of them).

No, 41% of US Adults do not believe that dinosaurs and humans coexisted.

Salty water does boil quicker, you’re just not going to notice the difference unless you add a big handful. Completely different than just saying it doesn’t do anything.

Flushed water depends on the direction of the jets in the toilets.

[–] NataliePortland@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago

That was a fun read Thanks for sharing

[–] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

The dogs sweating one seems like a quibble. I think what most of us heard/understood is that dogs can't sweat (because of the fur), so they use their mouths/tongue. Okay, apparently they can sweat through their foot pads, but since those are on the ground I doubt they're getting much evaporative cooling there. This says they regulate temperature through panting, which seems awfully close to the "myth."