Myth: Hair and nails keep growing after death
Reality: Hair and fingernails do not keep growing once someone dies. Instead, the skin dries out and shrinks, giving the appearance… more
Myth: Pregnancy gives you “baby brain” and makes you dumb.
Reality: There’s actually growing evidence that being pregnant makes women more organized and smarter, at least, according to a study on rats. It… more
Myth: Blonde and red hair colors are going extinct.
Reality: Blondes and redheads are not “going extinct.” Genes rarely die out, and recessive genes, like those that lead to… more
Myth: Eating a lot of carrots gives you great night vision.
Reality: Vitamin A is a major nutrient found in carrots, and it is good for the health of your eyes —… more
Myth: The hymen is a sheet of tissue that blocks a women’s vagina.
Reality: Guys, the hymen is a thin membrane that only partially blocks the vaginal opening — if a woman is… more
Myth: Every gene in your DNA codes for exactly one protein.
Reality: One gene does not equal one protein. Many genes make multiple different proteins, depending on how the mRNA from… more
Myth: Your blood turns blue when it’s out of oxygen.
Reality: Your blood is never blue: It turns dark red when it’s not carrying oxygen. Blood only looks blue because you… more
Myth: Summer is warm because you are closer to the sun.
Reality: The northern hemisphere of the Earth is not closer to the sun when it is summer, nor is the southern… more
Myth: Diamonds come from coal.
Reality: Most diamonds aren’t formed from compressed coal. Instead, they’re carbon that is compressed and heated 90 miles below the… more