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35 It's safe to eat food that's been on the floor for five seconds or less.
When researchers at Clemson University left bologna and bread on a surface contaminated with salmonella in a 2017 study, they found that "a substantial amount of bacteria transferred to the food within five seconds."
36 All deserts are hot.
Deserts are not defined by their temperatures, but by their lack of precipitation. And while most of the world's most famous deserts are indeed hot, there are some deserts that also experience brutal cold.
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23 Drinking alcohol raises your body temperature.
While you may feel warmer when you drink alcohol, that's the booze and your brain getting together and playing tricks on the rest of your body. In reality, alco...
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5 Women accused of witchcraft were burned the stake during the Salem Witch Trials.
The myth that they were burned at the stake is most likely due to the fact that durin...
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15 Napoleon Bonaparte was extremely short.
However, Bonaparte was most likely average height at just over 5'5" tall, History says. Historians suppose the
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25 Georgia produces the most peaches of any state in the U.S.
According to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, California grew 541,000 tons of peaches in 2017. Meanwhile, Georgia wasn't even in ...
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41 President Richard Nixon was successfully impeached
Official impeachment hearings against Richard Nixon began in May 1974, but the 37th president announced his resignation on Aug. ...
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37 Fortune cookies originated in China.
But the National Museum of American History points out that the creator of the fortune cookie was Suyeichi Okamura, a Japanese immigrant who ra...
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47 Sugar causes headaches.
It's not the sugar itself that's causing your headache; it's a rapid drop in your blood sugar levels that wreaks havoc on your head. For some people, eating ...
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45 Twinkies have no expiration date.
As Theresa Cogswell, former vice president for research and development at Interstate Bakeries Corp, told The Washington Post, the sweet snack only h...
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33 Bananas grow on trees.
We all know that money doesn't grow on trees, but many of us believe that bananas do. Sadly, we're mistaken again. Though they may look similar to trees, the Rai...
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31 Chameleons change colors to blend in with their surroundings.
Yes, chameleons do have the ability to change colors, but the falsity here lies in why they do so. According to Wired, chameleo...
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13 The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure visible from space.
According to Snopes, this false fact most likely developed as an attempt to convey the grand scale of the wall. From low space...
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49 The odds are always 50-50 in a coin toss.
Stanford University researchers proved this wrong in 2007 when they flipped a lot of quarters and found that a coin was more likely to land on the f...
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Sometimes it can be hard to separate fact from fiction, especially when so many of the "facts" we've spent our whole lives believing are actually enduring myths and misconceptions. These common myths seem true because we...
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43 Going outside with wet hair makes you sick
Stepping outside in sub-zero temperatures right after you wash your hair might make you chilly—and it might cause your hair to freeze—but it won't get y...
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1 Bulls get angry when they see the color red.
You're hardly alone if you believe that it's the bright color that incites their anger. But, according to the American Science Guide, bull...
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