“All toads are frogs, but not all frogs are toads.“
“Bats are not blind. Their eyesight is just fine, but since they’re primarily nocturnal, they may rely more on other senses (echolocation for instance) for getting around.”
“People didn’t usually die in their 40s in the Middle Ages. That was the average lifespan, and it was that low because of the number of kids who died before their third birthday. If you could make it to four back then, you had a decent chance of living into your 60s, at least.”
“ADHD isn’t a personality trait. The brain chemicals do not interact correctly. Abnormalities in the structure and functional connectivity that are consistently linked to ADHD can be seen on brain scans. Yes, it is hereditary.”
“Urine isn’t sterile. (But it is a million times safer to consume than poop. Do not ever eat poop.)”
“Plutonium is not absorbed by the digestive system very well, but radium is. Radium is concentrated in the bones, but plutonium is not. The young women who died painting watch dials with radium would have lived if they used plutonium.”
“Knitting and crochet are NOT the same thing, neither are the terms interchangeable.”
“Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT, shock therapy) is not used as a punishment for misbehaving patients. ECT is only done under anaesthesia and is used to treat major depression that is resistant to other types of treatment.”
“Your brain is always 100% on and working. The myth that you only use 10% of your brain is commonly a marketing tactic, and may be just a misunderstanding of the idea that most of our brain is guiding functions passively.”
“You can’t smell or taste the active chlorine in your tap water, only the by-products when the chlorine reacts with other organic stuff. If you can smell it, your water needs more chlorine, not less.”
“Nuclear energy is the safest and cleanest energy actually. There’s so many rules and backups, to backups, to backups to make sure nothing bad happens.”
“Let’s debunk the grand illusion that ‘organic’ always means pesticide-free. I see you, health-conscious folks thinking you’re dodging chemicals. Truth bomb: organic farming can still use approved pesticides; they’re just the ‘natural’ kind. So, next time you’re biting into that organic apple, just remember, nature’s pest control is playing a part too.”
“It’s NOT OXYGEN in tanks used for scuba diving, that will kill you underwater. The tanks are filled with regular (filtered) air!”
“I’m still surprised how many grown adults truly believe ponies are just baby horses. Baby horses are called foals.“
“CPR isn’t like in movies when the person wakes up after getting a few gentle compressions and shocked then goes about their day. Real CPR is a brutal, rib shattering ordeal which inevitably leads to a lengthy stay in intensive care.”
“The Egyptians didn’t worship cats. Cats were sacred to their religion as a symbol of the gods, with the belief that cats were a link between the earthly plain and the godly plain.”
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#8 this is a gross misinformation. ECT was used to modify behavior and not just used under anesthesia. i have relatives who remember this.they even used it on rape victims.
"Was used", not 'is currently used'.
#4 Answer to your first question: Everyone seems to have it now because of almost total reliance on the Smart phone, today's version of entertainment and social media. What was once a hereditary brain disorder is now a syndrome brought on by external causation.
Ummm, the actual science says you can't diagnose before the age of 4 or 5 at the earliest, and people may claim to have it, but they also claim to be gluten-free celiac because they get tummy aches and get irritated at their lives. It takes actual, real tests, and real diagnosis, with real equipment, not just a educated guess.
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thanks, captain doctor Leon from the internet
Their is an ep
isode of the Simpsons about this (kind of)
No!
Yes!
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Do you know how much harmful the other forms of power generation are? Cola power pumps tons of toxic materials in that air that then come back down everywhere and get absorbed by the water we drink and the food we eat. Factoring in pollution and mining/maintenance/construction accidents per generated Terawatt hour of power coal causes the death of 100.000 people, solar 440, wind 150 and nuclear 90.
youtu.be/J3znG6_vla0?si=bGQC8OwzJq8W_iFM&t=300