Tips and Myths #ThursdayThoughts #MythBusters

I'm mindless today. If left to myself, I'd post a blank page. So, I did what every stumped writer does and turned to the Internet. I found some pretty interesting myth busting.

Sharks don't get cancer...
Actually, they do and in particular skin cancer. Aw, no sunscreen in the ocean.

Different tastes are experienced by different sections of the tongue...
Nope. Whether salty or bitter or spicy or sour, there is no special section of the tongue for each taste.

Do not wake a sleep walker. You'll do them damage...
Better to wake them. They might be confused, but at least they won't walk off that cliff.

Napoleon was a shorty...
The average height for men in his day was just under 5'7". Napoleon came in at 5'7", so he was really
kind of tall for his time.

Drop your cookie on the floor? The five-second rule will save your food...
Probably not, unless the floor is really, really clean. The contamination is determined by how dirty the floor is and how long you leave the food on it.

The red cape flashed at a bull is why he charges...
The movement might anger him, but not the color. Bulls are color blind.

You can see the amazing wall of China when coasting in a spaceship above the earth...
Not!

Bananas grow on trees...
This one surprised me. They grow on arborescent (tree-like) perennial herbs. The banana plant being an herb makes the banana actually a berry.

Put a little oil in the water when boiling spaghetti to keep it from sticking together...
That isn't really what happens. It will keep the water from foaming or boiling over.

A common saying "blind as a bat" is a saying for a reason...
Well, I don't know the reason, but bats are not blind. They not only see, but also use echolocation.