Top 5 crazy urban myths!!

Don't always believe what you hear...Top 5 ridiculous Myths!

5) If you shave your hair, it returns thicker and faster.

Many men believe that shaving, waxing and cutting hair can accelerate its growth and that the hair will return  thicker and darker. In reality, it's one big special effect. For one thing, hair on the head and the body isn't alive. Living hair lies under the skin and scalp, so cutting it won't change the texture or speed that it grows. The fact is you're merely seeing your hair at a different stage. Seeing your hair in a shaved state can cause you to see "more" hair when it makes its return.

                         

4) The Salem witch burnings.

In February of 1692, an investigation was launched into alleged witchcraft among citizens in colonial Massachusetts. Over the next year, some 150 people were arrested and 20 of those convicted were executed. Contrary to popular belief, however, the accused “witches” were not burned.  While some European laws encouraged burning after death as a way to "cleanse" witchcraft, it was forbidden in Massachusetts. At that point in time, the judicial system was operating under English law. As a result, the "witches" all died through hanging, except for one: Giles Corey, who was crushed to death for refusing to enter a plea.

3) The only visible man-made structure from space is the Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is one of Earth's architectural wonders. Historians like Richard Halliburton boldly proclaimed that it could be seen from the moon. NASA's Lunar launch proved Halliburton wrong, but the belief remains that from a close orbit, the Great Wall is the only man-made structure visible on Earth.
Ironically, the Great Wall isn't very easy to spot from a close orbit of 180 miles. The colors don't distinguish the wall from its natural surroundings. Furthermore, astronaut descriptions and photographs have shown that airports and highways can be seen from orbit as well.

2) The inventor of the light-bulb was Thomas Edison

Calling Thomas Edison the "inventor" of the light-bulb is false. Although instrumental in developing a commercially successful light-bulb, he did not create it. A closer examination takes us to 1809, when Englishman Humphry Davy created an arc lamp. A decade later, Warren De la Rue built the first sealed light-bulb and in 1840, William Robert Grove lit an entire room of lamps. Unfortunately, the products were expensive with questionable durability. Eight scientists and three patents later, Edison expanded on these ideas to create a longer-lasting, cheaper product.

1) Humans only use 10% their brains

In the 1800s, scientists debated the overall function of the brain. Out of these debates, William James later wrote about humans only using a small percentage of their brains and the 10% myth was born.
Although simple tasks require specific brain areas, anything complicated requires far more than 10% of the brain; magnetic imaging has documented this and scientists are basically in agreement about brain functions. Unfortunately, many psychics still use the 10% myth to promote the idea that they are using more brain power than others. Psychics might be intrinsically connected to some topics, but brain science isn't one of them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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