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For decades, weāve been told to guzzle eight glasses of water daily to stay healthy. But hereās the truth: your body is smarter than you think. It signals thirst when you actually need hydrationāwhether itās from water, tea, or even food. The ā8 glassesā advice has no solid scientific basis and likely came from a misinterpreted recommendation from the 1940s. So, drink when youāre thirsty, not when Instagram says so.
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Remember that colorful diagram in school textbooks, showing how different parts of your tongue detect sweet, salty, sour, and bitter tastes? Turns out, that map is completely wrong. Taste buds are distributed evenly across your tongue, and every section can detect all types of flavors. This falsehood started from a mistranslation of a 1901 German studyāand itās been messing with science classrooms ever since.
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Weāve long accepted that Earth isnāt the center of the universe, but hereās a mind-blowing twist: our universe might not be unique either. Modern physics suggests we could be part of a multiverseāan infinite collection of universes with different physical laws. That makes us not just a tiny dot in space, but a tiny dot in a potentially infinite cosmic sea. Existential crisis, anyone?
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The idea of sleepwalkers acting out their dreams has been a staple of pop culture for ages. But science says otherwise. Sleepwalking happens during the deep, non-REM stages of sleepāwhen youāre not dreaming. Itās caused by a disconnect between your motor control (which is active) and your consciousness (which is out cold). So if someoneās wandering the halls at 3 a.m., theyāre not chasing dream dragonsātheyāre just stuck in a weird sleep state.Ā
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Weāve all heard the joke about goldfish having a 3-second memory, but itās totally false. Studies show goldfish can retain information for months and even learn patterns. Theyāve been trained to recognize people, navigate mazes, and even associate certain signals with feeding time. In short, theyāre not as forgetful as us after a long day at work.Ā
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Youāve probably heard that lightning never strikes the same spot twice, but that's far from true. Lightning strikes can, and often do, hit the same location repeatedly, especially if itās a tall structure like a skyscraper or a tree. The idea of it being a rare occurrence likely stems from the belief that lightning has a "random" pattern, but in reality, it's all about the right conditions.
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