Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

Your Microwave Will Not Give You Cancer

Microwave radiation cannot cause cancer. The only thing your microwave can do is heat up objects. There are many different types of radiation that cause cancer, but microwave radiation is one of those types that will not. 

People in the Middle Ages Didn't Think the Earth Was Flat

During the Middle Ages, there are actually no writings in which people stated that the Earth was flat. Those rumors didn't surface until the 1800's when religious and scientific interest clashed. Make sure you tell this to your crazy uncle who believes anything he reads. 

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The More You Know

  • The Guinness brewery supported all of it's employees who chose to fight in WW1. They were paid half of their wages while away, and their jobs were guaranteed upon their return. The brewery also sent them care packages containing chocolate and condensed milk.
  • You spend about 10% of the time you're awake blinking.
  • A U.S. park ranger named Roy C. Sullivan held the record for being struck by lightning the most times, having been struck — and surviving — seven times between 1942 and 1977.
  • Your brain is sometimes more active when you're asleep than when you're awake.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.