I'm not sure why, but the other night I sat down and just started browsing the Internet for no reason in particular...and I ended up learning quite a few things.
I learned there are people
who actually collect vomit bags and pay good money for them. I learned that you can download a game
called “Elf Bowling” and watch Santa, with an evil “ho, ho ho!” line up his
elves and mow them down with bowling balls until blood squirts out of them.
And I learned that you can bake your own Oreo cookies from scratch by
following a simple online recipe.
One of the most fascinating things I
read on the Internet, however, was a page that debunked Old Wives’ Tales. Actually, it was written in the form of a
true or false quiz. I’m embarrassed to
admit that I didn’t score very well on it, getting only 6 right out of 10.
I thought it might be fun to share the quiz with you
to see how you do. Just answer True or
False to the following statements. The
answers will appear at the end of the quiz.
TRUE OR FALSE?
1. If you stop exercising, your muscle will
turn to fat.
2.
Eating
too much chocolate will give you acne.
3.
Turning
a light off and on uses more electricity than just leaving it on.
4.
Flat
ginger-ale will help settle an upset stomach.
5.
Cats
have been known to suck the breath out of babies.
6.
Black
coffee helps you sober up.
7.
A
dog with a hot, dry nose is sick.
8.
If
you touch your poison-ivy blisters, you will spread the rash.
9.
Shaving
hair makes it grow back thicker.
10. Reading in dim light will
ruin your eyes.
ANSWERS
1.
False. It’s like apples and oranges - muscle is
muscle and fat is fat, and you can’t turn one into the other. You might get fatter when you stop exercising,
but that’s because you’re not burning as many calories, not because your
muscles are transforming into mounds of jelly-like fat cells.
2.
False. According to one study conducted by
dermatologists, people who were prone to getting acne practically were fed
their weight in chocolate. They got
plenty of cavities, but no dramatic increases in acne flare-ups.
3.
False. Flicking a light switch simply turns the
light on or off. It doesn’t use any extra
energy, especially if you use LED bulbs. It might, however, shorten the lifespan of
an old incandescent bulb.
4.
True! Beat the ginger-ale until it no longer
fizzes, and then drink it. Ginger has stomach-settling properties and is
especially effective for motion sickness. Some experts say it works even better than Dramamine, and without any associated drowsiness.
5.
False. This Old Wives’ Tale is said to have started
when cats were seen, often right in the cribs, with their mouths pressed to
babies’ faces. Sure, it looked suspicious, but what were these cats really
doing? According to animal experts,
they simply were licking all of the yummy milk residue from around the babies’ mouths.
6.
False. The caffeine in coffee will help perk you
up, but it won’t reduce the amount of alcohol in your body. So, in essence, coffee will just make you a
more wide-awake drunk.
7.
False. A hot, dry nose most commonly means the dog
just has been inactive for a while - sleeping, for example.
8.
False. The oil from the poison ivy’s leaves is what
spreads the rash. Once you thoroughly
wash the oil from your skin and clothing, you no longer can spread it. The blisters merely contain fluid from your
own body - similar to when you burn yourself - which is not contagious.
9.
False. Your hair follicles remain the same
thickness whether you shave them or not.
10. False. Trying to read in poor light may give you
eyestrain or a headache, but if you rest your eyes for about a half-hour, they should be as
good as new again.
SCORING
9-10
correct: Congratulations! You’re either a genius, or you don’t know
any Old Wives!
7-8
correct: Not bad! You have the ability to figure out the truth
in most statements you hear!
5-6
correct: Average. You believe a lot of things you hear, but
not all.
Below
5: A little too gullible. You firmly believe that if the Old Wives
said them, then they have to be true!
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