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Sources:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions
http://www.snopes.com/
http://www.straightdope.com/

Images:

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Noone ever had their kidneys stolen
https://breakfastagency.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/kidney.jpg
2
George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter,
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/PeanutButter.jpg
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no recorded gerbals up ass
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/2008-02-16_Mongolian_gerbil.jpg
4
some people can lick their elbow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SanA-uZFGgU
5
Disney was cremated
Disney supposedly had his dead body frozen in hopes that future technology could bring him back to li
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Walt_Disney_1946.JPG
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The most popular is that if you were to leave a tooth in a cup of coke overnight by morning the tooth would be completely dissolved
http://www.vamshare.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/tooth-coke.jpg
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Computers running Mac OS X or Linux are not immune to malware such as trojan horses
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/74/Mac_mini_2012.jpg
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Sewer Gators
http://pixabay.com/p-626255/?no_redirect

9
 not a single snuff film has been legitimately found
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0CAQQjBxqFQoTCNDl3YCvhMYCFQLYpgodjJ0AmQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3563%2F3480359060_54b10df4ef_o_d.jpg&ei=g8d3VZCYI4KwmwWMu4LICQ&bvm=bv.95277229,d.cGU&psig=AFQjCNG6eoiQmsQCDQ2criGuEJ3gSccYbQ&ust=1433999614178285&cad=rja
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There is no scientific evidence for the existence of "photographic" or eidetic memory
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/41/Iris_close-up.jpg
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Yes, there is a town in Japan called Usa. No, the Japanese did not rename it after World War II so that they could legitimately stamp their exports with the phrase “Made in USA
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAcQjRxqFQoTCIGRs8OvhMYCFaYZpgodFk8A_Q&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpixabay.com%2Fen%2Fflag-stamp-manufacturing-production-206886%2F&ei=D8h3VcHNF6azmAWWnoHoDw&psig=AFQjCNFqjxmyKXYm2m0i8da3KtYkHS-PLw&ust=1433999758839891
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Daddy long leggs aren't the most venomous spider
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Pholcus.phalangioides.6905.jpg
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Microwave ovens do not cook food from the inside out. Upon penetrating food, microwave radiation decays exponentially due to the skin effect and does not directly heat food significantly beyond the skin depth.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/89/Weibolu.jpg

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Fuck is not an acronym
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuck#False_etymologies
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For that matter neither is Golf
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e6/Golfball.jpg
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Cracking your knuckles doesn't cause arthritis
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Cracking_knuckles.jpg
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The word "the" was never pronounced or spelled "ye" in Old or Middle English.[93] The confusion derives from the use of the character thorn (þ) in abbreviations of the word "the", which in Middle English text (Middle English the.svg) looked similar to a y with a superscript e.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/Flickr_-_Duncan~_-_Ye_Olde_Watling.jpg
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A penny dropped from the Empire State Building will not kill a person or crack the sidewal
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/NYC_Empire_State_Building.jpg

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No such thing as elephant graveyard
https://farm7.staticflickr.com/6127/5955078116_69eab2a588_o.jpg
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Bulls are not enraged by the color red, used in capes by professional matadors
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0b/Matador.JPG
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Ostriches do not stick their heads in the sand to hide from enemies
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Lustige_Naturgeschichte_oder_Zoologia_comica_62.jpg
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Sharks can actually suffer from cancer
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a3/Hammerhead_shark,_Cocos_Island,_Costa_Rica.jpg/1280px-Hammerhead_shark,_Cocos_Island,_Costa_Rica.jpg


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The word theory in the theory of evolution does not imply mainstream scientific doubt regarding its validity
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Human_evolution_scheme.svg/2000px-Human_evolution_scheme.svg.png
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Great white sharks do not mistake human divers for seals
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/White_shark_(Carcharodon_carcharias)_scavenging_on_whale_carcass_-_journal.pone.0060797.g004-A.png

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Waking sleepwalkers does not harm them
Shutterstock-Ljupco Smokovski
http://www.shutterstock.com/dl2_lim.mhtml?src=93CQUMOYkE7Nw4lFIs9Dkw-1-10&id=155205566&size=huge_jpg&submit_jpg=

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Eating less than an hour before swimming does not increase the risk of experiencing muscle cramps or drowning
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0CAQQjBxqFQoTCOyYlKCzhMYCFYIYpgodgccAKg&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm1.staticflickr.com%2F156%2F352500721_a9c7d66dd0_o_d.jpg&ei=98t3VazBDYKxmAWBj4PQAg&psig=AFQjCNFU_fvpG9m9k9M6-FMlQLJTzlUDVA&ust=1434000735706673&cad=rja
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Human blood in veins is not actually blue. In fact, blood is always red due to hemoglobin
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/61/Blood.jpg
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Exposure to a vacuum, or experiencing uncontrolled decompression, does not cause the body to explode
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/Astronaut-EVA.jpg
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No such thing as tongue map
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Taste_buds.svg
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Water-induced wrinkles are not caused by the skin absorbing water and swelling
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Wrinkly_Fingers_003.JPG
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Shaving does not cause terminal hair to grow back thicker or coarser or darke
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/75/Shaving_cream.jpg
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Hair and fingernails do not continue to grow after a person dies
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/The_Bocksten_Bog_Man_1.jpg
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The redhead gene is not becoming extinct
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/26/Christina_Hendricks_at_PaleyFest_2014.jpg
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Sugar does not cause hyperactivity in children
http://www.myfamilyadvices.com/gallery/how-to-deal-with-hyperactive-children/how_to_deal_with_hyperactive_children.jpg
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You shouldn't wait 24 or more hours to report a person missing.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2b/Missing_persons.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_misconceptions
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Swallowed chewing gum does not take seven years to digest
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/Chewing_gum_stick.jpg/1280px-Chewing_gum_stick.jpg

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Vaccines do not cause autism or autism spectrum disorders
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4f/Autism_Awareness_Ribbon.png
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Salty water boils quicker
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/18/Kochendes_wasser02.jpg


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In general, Vitamin C does not prevent the common cold
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/Orange_juice_1_edit1.jpg/720px-Orange_juice_1_edit1.jpg

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Thomas Edison did not invent the light bulb
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Light_bulb.jpg/1280px-Light_bulb.jpg
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Glass is not a super cooled liquid
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/The_Art_of_Blown_Glass.jpg
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Toilet waste is never intentionally jettisoned from an aircraft
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ee/China_Airlines_%E4%B8%AD%E8%8F%AF%E8%88%AA%E7%A9%BA_toilet_interior_Feb-2013.JPG
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Halloween candy has never been tampered with
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CAQQjBxqFQoTCJqa7omClsYCFYU0pgodxg0ALQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3020%2F2970610520_d651d67b17_o_d.jpg&ei=UgiBVZqpGYXpmAXGm4DoAg&bvm=bv.96041959,d.dGY&psig=AFQjCNF71hRQDstZslICpjr2fIPUfc6x1A&ust=1434606030637548
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0CAQQjBxqFQoTCJ-l8qy3hMYCFcXhpgod9gMAHg&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm3.staticflickr.com%2F2502%2F4063408356_64215a2d3f_o_d.jpg&ei=Q9B3Vd_3KMXDmwX2h4DwAQ&psig=AFQjCNHkW-f0OF2PYhve_FVWGdTVUV_KKQ&ust=1434001852531060&cad=rja
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Napoleon wasn't short
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Jacques_Louis_David_-_Bonaparte_franchissant_le_Grand_Saint-Bernard,_20_mai_1800_-_Googfle_Art_Project.jpg
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Bats aren't blind
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Lesser_short-nosed_fruit_bat_(Cynopterus_brachyotis).jpg
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Goldfish have longer memories than 3 seconds
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0CAQQjBxqFQoTCIX8j5e4hMYCFSjbpgodYRwA3w&url=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3433%2F3377304397_911191b0b4_o_d.jpg&ei=ItF3VYXjG6i2mwXhuID4DQ&psig=AFQjCNGVR8NWyUM8teujzjL5d1JhFqCXbA&ust=1434002048110076&cad=rja
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Fan death
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Floor_fan.jpg
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Humans cannot catch warts from toads or other animals
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f7/Bufo_bufo_couple_during_migration(2005).jpg
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Vikings never had horned helmets
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Before_2013_Solstice_Parade_089_(9140097976).jpg
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Earthworms don't become two worms when you cut them in half
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Earthworm_klitellum_copulation_beentree.jpg