Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

The 'Five-Second-Rule' Isn't Real

Food doesn't magically protect itself from bacteria within the five-second period after you've dropped it on the ground. However, science shows that it's actually not that bad to eat food off of the ground, depending on the ground you drop it on. Also, moist food tends to gather more bacteria than dry food, keep that in mind. 

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The More You Know

  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
  • Sony’s PlayStation 4 costs $381 to manufacture.
  • There's a "floating rainforest" in the sea.
  • J is the only letter that doesn’t appear on the periodic table.
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