2.16.2003

So I was watching a show that debunked or proved urban myths, and for the edification of all of you, I'll recap their findings:

Poppy seeds, even in doses as small as one bagel, can indeed make you test positive for morphine/heroin.

There are no documented cases of gangs driving without their headlights on, and then killing people who flash their headlights.

Toilet seats actually have less germs than common items like cell phones and doorknobs, so there's no reason for people to be as paranoid as they are about them.

WintOGreen lifesavers do indeed make sparks in the dark when you chew them.

The White Stripes, a band, claim to be brother and sister, but they're actually ex-husband and wife. (Which is pretty weird)

Walt Disney didn't freeze his head. He died before cryogenics even worked, and they tracked down where his ashes were buried.

I'd never heard this one, but apparently some people think that you can avoid pregnancy by douching with soda after sex. It's not true, of course, but people's ideas about pregnancy terrify me. One girl was interviewed on the show and claimed that if you had sex while standing up, you couldn't get pregnant. Good lord.

And last but not least, after measuring the erect penises of men, and comparing it to their shoe size, it turns out that men's penises are NOT tied to their shoe size.

Even though this should be common sense to everyone in the world, all of those emails claiming that you can get money from forwarding emails, or any claim that companies are tracking email forwards are all totally and completely false. This wasn't on the show, but I've had some of my more intelligent friends actually fall for this crap, and it blows my mind.

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