It\u2019s a fascinating Google search: \u201cthings people believe that are untrue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As compiled by BestLifeOnline, Reader\u2019s Digest,<\/em> and Treehugger,<\/em> the following are things we the people tend to believe that aren\u2019t actually true:<\/p>\n\n\n\n We even believe things about people that aren\u2019t true\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Or that \u201cBen Franklin Wanted the Turkey to Represent America.\u201d To be clear, \u201cwhile designing a national seal,\u201d reports Reader\u2019s Digest,<\/em> \u201cFranklin proposed an image of Moses, not a wild turkey, to represent America.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ll be the first to admit, even as I write this, there is still much I want to shake my head and say, \u201cHey, no way!\u201d For example, of course bananas grow on trees! Well, in actuality, they indeed look<\/strong> like a tree, but they\u2019re really massive herbs upon which the bunch grows.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And hair? We all know it grows in darker once puberty\u2019s onslaught of shaving begins! Foiled again. \u201cRegrown hair isn\u2019t thicker, coarser, or darker; it just appears so because it grows back with a blunt tip.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n So the zillion dollar takeaway of the day is simple but profound\u2026 maybe humbling, too\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n What else do we wholeheartedly believe that is untrue? That we refuse to see differently?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n What have we concluded about another person that is just plain wrong?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n For the record, another widely held misconception is that \u201cToilet Seats Are Full of Germs.\u201d I\u2019m sorry, but that\u2019s going to take major work to get rid of that one, even if a University of Arizona study found them to be relatively clean since they are often routinely cleansed and disinfected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n According to that same study, in fact, toilet seats were found to have \u201c10 times fewer germs than cell phones.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Time to think about what we actually believe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Respectfully\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n AR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" It\u2019s a fascinating Google search: \u201cthings people believe that are untrue.\u201d As compiled by BestLifeOnline, Reader\u2019s Digest, and Treehugger, the following are things we the people tend to believe that aren\u2019t actually true: \u201cAll Your Fingernails Grow at the Same Rate\u201d \u201cBagpipes Are Scottish\u201d \u201cBananas Grow on Trees\u201d \u201cBats Are Blind\u201d \u201cBulls Hate Red\u201d \u201cCoffee … <\/p>\n