It’s pretty crazy how many things that people believe just because they’ve “always heard it” turn out to be patently false – and even weirder how hard it is to convince the public to remember they’re false, even years after the myths have been debunked (see also: the haunting of the house in Amityville).
So, don’t be shocked if you’ve truly always thought these 12 things were true – even though they’re not.
#12. Which is correct? Oscar Meyer or Oscar Mayer?
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The second one is accurate.
#11. Eating oranges isn’t going to keep you from getting a cold.
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You’d have to consume like 2-3x the daily recommendation for Vitamin C to ward off a virus.
#10. The milk in cereal commercials isn’t “milk” at all.
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The cereal is glued to styrofoam to keep it from sinking and then white glue is added to the top to make it appear more milk-like. Yum.
#9. Strawberries aren’t technically berries.
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But bananas are.
#8. It’s not Fruit Loops…
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It’s Froot Loops. Mind. Blown.
#7. The numbers on your toaster dial don’t represent minutes.
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Someone debunked this a few years ago by setting the dials on 4 different toasters to “two” and finding that none of them popped up at the same time.
#6. Carrots used to be purple.
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They turned orange after a farmer began cultivating an orange mutation.
#5. Not all female cows make milk.
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They only begin producing milk after they give birth.
#4. Peanuts aren’t nuts at all.
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They’re legumes. Fun fact: this is also why people allergic to peanuts can be allergic to peas or soybeans.
#3. Almonds aren’t nuts, either.
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They’re a member of the peach family.
#2. The Hawaiians aren’t responsible for Hawaiian pizza.
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Lay the blame on Canada, where it belongs.
#1. Froot Loops are all the same flavor.
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The colors mean nothing. Your life is a lie.
The more you know!
