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Some Myths You Strongly Keep Believing Are Untrue There are varieties of false myths we spread from ...
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Some Myths You Strongly Keep Believing Are Untrue
There are varieties of false myths we spread from day to day.1.. Otherwise, people will continue to believe such ridiculous myths undoubtedly. You will realize some of the most acceptable facts are completely untrue.
Men get beer bellies from beer.
We blame the beer for the belly. It is widely believed that men who constantly drink beer end up with a beer belly. However, it is not the beer that’s to blame, but the abundance of unhealthy snacks that often accompany the drink. Alcohol in beer irritates the stomach, therefore causing an increased appetite. Dr. Michael Jensen, an obesity specialist in Minnesota USA says that drinking beer makes liver burn alcohol instead of fat, leaving the latter to accumulate in the waist.2., while the one of women’s accumulates in the hips and bottoms, as a result of different sexual characteristics.
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We are told that dogs see the world in black and white. But the truth is that they can distinguish colors just not in the same way we do. Jay Needs from the University of Washington in Seattle proves that our furry friends are able to receive a limited range of colors, which means they can distinguish objects of the same shape. In general, a dog’s vision is very similar to that of a person with red-green color blindness.
Carrots improve eyesight.
4.. This myth came into existence during the Second World War. The British Army claimed that fighter pilots had excellent night vision as a result of their consumption of large quantities of carrots. Actually, they had radars onboard which made it faster and easier to detect the enemies. The myth about the amazing power of carrots was invented and spread by the media so that enemies would not learn about the fact.5..
A.Dogs can distinguish colors
B.Men’s fat is stored in their bellies
C.Dogs see the world in black and white
D.Men’s fat is not mostly accumulated in these parts
E.Eventually, it spread all over the world and people are still convinced of it
F.We agree with the view that eating carrots plays an essential part in good vision
G.It is high time that scientists created a separate department dedicated to exposing the truth
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