Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

Water Doesn't Necessarily Conduct Electricity

Water itself is not conducive. It's the minerals and salts that become electrified if they are still present in the water at the time of electrocution. Pure or distilled water will not conduct electricity, no matter how hard you try. 

You Can Balance an Egg Any Day of the Year

There are a lot of old folks that think you can only balance an egg on its bottom during the Spring Equinox. This is simply untrue. If you grab an egg from your fridge and take a little time to learn how to do it, you can balance an egg on any flat surface whenever you want. 

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The More You Know

  • The woolly mammoth survived until Egyptian times.
  • There are snakes with two heads, which compete with each other for food.
  • Alexander the Great encouraged his men to shave so enemies couldn't grab their beards during battles.
  • The sun and moon appear to be the same size in the sky because of an astonishing coincidence: the moon is 400 times smaller but 400 times closer.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.