The internet is full of all kinds of information, especially fun facts and urban legends. You can find them on any social platform, and you probably read a few of them every day. Ranging from creepy and disturbing ones to funny and uplifting ones, people really seem to enjoy them and share them online and in real life. Who doesn’t love to liven up a party by surprising friends with some unique trivia? But how do we make sure that the information we’re reading is real and not made up?
Well, this online user decided to find out just that by asking, “What urban legend needs to die?” and they got some surprising and informative answers that might show you why you shouldn’t believe everything you read online. So before you tell fun facts to your friends, check out the answers below to make sure that they’re not fake!
#1
That people only use 10 percent of your brain. That is only true for politicians
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#2
That you need to wait 24 hours to report someone as missing.
You can, and SHOULD, report someone as missing as soon as they go missing. It could be the difference between finding someone who had a bad fall at home or getting lost in the forest, and finding their body.
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#3
You don’t get sick because it’s “cold” outside or “you don’t have a jacket on”
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#4
Ostriches. Do not bury. Their heads. In the sand. If they’re afraid of something, they will run, kick, or bite. One of my biggest animal myth pet peeves.
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#5
You don’t eat spiders in your sleep.
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#6
The idea that there are people in your neighborhood just waiting for the chance to poison your kids by giving them unwrapped Halloween candy.
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#7
That you can target fat on a particular place on your body, like tummy fat. Fat doesn’t know where it lives.
Edit: I am, believe it or not, aware of the existence of plastic surgery. You don’t need to tell me about it.
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#8
That daddy long legs are the most venomous spiders in the world, but their fangs just aren’t big enough to spread enough venom. Edit: I’m referring to cellar spiders. Daddy long legs is vague term that describes several types of arachnids, none of them are venomous though.
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#9
That it’s a felony offense to rip the tag off of your Mattress.
There was a major scandal in the past, where a couple mattress manufacturers were recycling used mattresses, re-stuffing them, and subsequently reselling them. 🤢
It is ONLY illegal for stores and manufacturers to rip the tags off of new mattresses for sale. However, once you buy it, and your mattress warranty expires (usually after 1 year or less), feel free to rip that annoying tag off
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#10
That it’s super illegal to turn on your cars inside dome light while driving at night.
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