LiveScience.com: The Most Popular Myths in Science

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1. Water drains backwards in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation
Average Rating: 3.3
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2. There is no gravity in space
Average Rating: 3.3
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3. Eating a poppy seed bagel mimics opium use
Average Rating: 3.3
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4. Chickens can live without a head
Average Rating: 3.3
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5. Yawning is "contagious"
Average Rating: 3.3
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6. A penny dropped from the top of a tall building could kill a pedestrian
Average Rating: 3.2
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7. Chicken soup can cure the common cold
Average Rating: 3.2
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8. Adults don't grow new brain cells
Average Rating: 3.2
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9. Hair and fingernails continue growing after death
Average Rating: 3.2
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10. A dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's
Average Rating: 3.2
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