Can you guess which of the following are true and which are false?
Enjoy & Good Luck.
No Peeking now! 1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning. 2. Alfred Hitch**** did not have a belly button. 3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years. 4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more. 5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart! 6. Only 7% of the population are lefties. 7. 40-people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute . 8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old. 9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years standing in line. 10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498. 11. The average housefly lives for one month. 12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year. 13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened. 14. The average computer user blinks 7-times a minute. 15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day. 16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep. 17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water. 18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot. 19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in 'An Officer and a Gentleman' and 'Tootsie.' 20. Michael Jackson owned the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem. 21. In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk. 22. Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane - just in case there is a crash. 23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburettor. 24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery. 25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7th cousins. 26. If colouring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green. Now, scroll down for the answers.
They are all TRUE! Enjoy that spider tonight.
Over to you Dorian
Whenarewethere said
09:33 PM Sep 24, 2022
Bobdown wrote:
13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.
They are all TRUE!
I just measured 3 wire coat hangers and they are 42.5 inches, even factoring in the spiral twice.
So not true!
Could people check this rubbish before they copy & paste.
Bobdown said
10:57 AM Sep 25, 2022
WAWT you need to allow for shrinkage in the cold weather......maybe you should look at your Manly sea boats again.
dorian said
01:15 PM Sep 25, 2022
A substantial portion are false, or at least questionable, but we all expected that, didn't we?
2. Alfred Hitchc0ck did not have a belly button.
Alfred Hitchc0ck was born with a belly button, but it was "removed" during surgery.
5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
Nonsense.
"Electrical signals that control your heart rate arent affected by the physiological changes that happen when you sneeze. But the heart may get delayed for a second or two before resuming its regular rhythm."
20. Michael Jackson owned the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem.
Jackson owned the rights to Apple Records songs, one of which would have been "Carolina In My Mind" by James Taylor. However, this is not the same as "South Carolina On My Mind", which is one of two South Carolina state songs.
24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.
I only found one study that attempted to perform such transplants. I didn't find any reference which stated that this was a current practice.
In fact umbilical cord blood contains stem cells, and these are used in transplants to treat "leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, aplastic anemia, sickle cell and other diseases".
"The bristle toothbrush, similar to the type used today, was not invented until 1498 in China. The bristles were actually the stiff, coarse hairs taken from the back of a hogs neck and attached to handles made of bone or bamboo."
5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
Nonsense.
"Electrical signals that control your heart rate arent affected by the physiological changes that happen when you sneeze. But the heart may get delayed for a second or two before resuming its regular rhythm."
20. Michael Jackson owned the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem.
Jackson owned the rights to Apple Records songs, one of which would have been "Carolina In My Mind" by James Taylor. However, this is not the same as "South Carolina On My Mind", which is one of two South Carolina state songs.
24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.
I only found one study that attempted to perform such transplants. I didn't find any reference which stated that this was a current practice.
In fact umbilical cord blood contains stem cells, and these are used in transplants to treat "leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, aplastic anemia, sickle cell and other diseases".
I knew I could rely on you Dorian, sorry to waste your time but you only found 8 wrong or partially wrong, so Alfred didn't have a belly button after all that.
Hope you don't dream about spiders tonight...........
dorian said
03:14 PM Sep 25, 2022
Bobdown wrote:
Hope you don't dream about spiders tonight...........
I checked that out, too. It's probably bogus, so I'm not worried. One web site suggested that, if you're sleeping with your mouth open, you're probably snoring, and this would scare any spiders away. In fact, if I was worried, I would block up all my orifices.
BTW, I did check out the coat hangers. I figured that the only way such a claim could stand is if there was a standard governing their dimensions. There isn't, but the closest I could find was this compilation by Carol:
A couple of years ago I had a Huntsman living between the wall and basin in my bathroom. We reached an understanding that he (she?) could remain provided that he kept the c0ckroaches away. This arrangement worked well until one day I found him on the wall in my bedroom. Then I had no choice but to escort him outside.
-- Edited by dorian on Sunday 25th of September 2022 03:28:43 PM
Giggleswick said
04:13 PM Sep 25, 2022
'Bobdown' according to the white pages there are 70 people in Australia with the surname of ****. I am interested to know how you would address a letter, card etc to them or introduce them to other people. Just a thought
Giggleswick said
04:15 PM Sep 25, 2022
aha so its not you but the wowsers who control the forum.
Whenarewethere said
04:16 PM Sep 25, 2022
We regularly get these in our Unit & they have been in the bedroom overnight.
Craig1 said
04:51 PM Sep 25, 2022
There are also more than a few Dicks , so ****, should be ok in reality
Can you guess which of the following are true and which are false?
Enjoy & Good Luck.
No Peeking now!
1. Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the morning.
2. Alfred Hitch**** did not have a belly button.
3. A pack-a-day smoker will lose approximately 2 teeth every 10 years.
4. People do not get sick from cold weather; it's from being indoors a lot more.
5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
6. Only 7% of the population are lefties.
7. 40-people are sent to the hospital for dog bites every minute .
8. Babies are born without kneecaps. They don't appear until they are 2-6 years old.
9. The average person over 50 will have spent 5 years standing in line.
10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.
11. The average housefly lives for one month.
12. 40,000 Americans are injured by toilets each year.
13. A coat hanger is 44 inches long when straightened.
14. The average computer user blinks 7-times a minute.
15. Your feet are bigger in the afternoon than any other time of day.
16. Most of us have eaten a spider in our sleep.
17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water.
18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.
19. John Travolta turned down the starring roles in 'An Officer and a Gentleman' and 'Tootsie.'
20. Michael Jackson owned the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem.
21. In most television commercials advertising milk, a mixture of white paint and a little thinner is used in place of the milk.
22. Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane - just in case there is a crash.
23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburettor.
24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.
25. Humphrey Bogart was related to Princess Diana. They were 7th cousins.
26. If colouring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.
Now, scroll down for the answers.
They are all TRUE! Enjoy that spider tonight.
Over to you Dorian
I just measured 3 wire coat hangers and they are 42.5 inches, even factoring in the spiral twice.
So not true!
Could people check this rubbish before they copy & paste.
WAWT you need to allow for shrinkage in the cold weather......maybe you should look at your Manly sea boats again.
A substantial portion are false, or at least questionable, but we all expected that, didn't we?
2. Alfred Hitchc0ck did not have a belly button.
Alfred Hitchc0ck was born with a belly button, but it was "removed" during surgery.
http://www.johangrimonprez.be/main/Art_Works_BellyButton.html
23. The first Harley Davidson motorcycle built in 1903 used a tomato can for a carburettor.
The "tomato can" reference was just a comparison.
https://www.quora.com/Is-it-true-that-when-Harley-Davidson-in-1903-made-their-first-motorcycle-they-used-a-tomato-can-for-the-carburettor
5. When you sneeze, all bodily functions stop, even your heart!
Nonsense.
"Electrical signals that control your heart rate arent affected by the physiological changes that happen when you sneeze. But the heart may get delayed for a second or two before resuming its regular rhythm."
https://www.healthline.com/health/does-your-heart-stop-when-you-sneeze
6. Only 7% of the population are lefties.
Today it's about 10%. In earlier days many left handers were brought up as right handers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handedness
17. The REAL reason ostriches stick their head in the sand is to search for water.
No, it's to turn their eggs over. They get their water from the vegetation they eat.
https://web.archive.org/web/20150203050900/http://ostriches.org/FoF-HeadInSand.htm
20. Michael Jackson owned the rights to the South Carolina State Anthem.
Jackson owned the rights to Apple Records songs, one of which would have been "Carolina In My Mind" by James Taylor. However, this is not the same as "South Carolina On My Mind", which is one of two South Carolina state songs.
https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-michael-jackson-really-own-the-rights-to-the-south-carolina-state-anthem/332572/2
18. The only two animals that can see behind themselves without turning their heads are the rabbit and the parrot.
The chameleon is another one.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameleon
24. Most hospitals make money by selling the umbilical cords cut from women who give birth. They are used in vein transplant surgery.
I only found one study that attempted to perform such transplants. I didn't find any reference which stated that this was a current practice.
In fact umbilical cord blood contains stem cells, and these are used in transplants to treat "leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma, aplastic anemia, sickle cell and other diseases".
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2009-06-hospital-umbilical-cords.html
This pioneering surgery uses a baby's own umbilical vein as a shunt for repairing its own heart:
https://answers.childrenshospital.org/using-newborns-own-umbilical-cords-as-shunts-for-heart-surgery/
10. The toothbrush was invented in 1498.
Here are two opposing claims:
"The first bristle toothbrush resembling the modern one was found in China. Used during the Tang Dynasty (619907), it consisted of hog bristles."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothbrush#Toothbrush
"The bristle toothbrush, similar to the type used today, was not invented until 1498 in China. The bristles were actually the stiff, coarse hairs taken from the back of a hogs neck and attached to handles made of bone or bamboo."
https://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/technology/item/who-invented-the-toothbrush-and-when-was-it-invented/
-- Edited by dorian on Sunday 25th of September 2022 01:59:55 PM
I knew I could rely on you Dorian, sorry to waste your time but you only found 8 wrong or partially wrong, so Alfred didn't have a belly button after all that.
Hope you don't dream about spiders tonight...........
I checked that out, too. It's probably bogus, so I'm not worried. One web site suggested that, if you're sleeping with your mouth open, you're probably snoring, and this would scare any spiders away. In fact, if I was worried, I would block up all my orifices.
BTW, I did check out the coat hangers. I figured that the only way such a claim could stand is if there was a standard governing their dimensions. There isn't, but the closest I could find was this compilation by Carol:
https://www.mytidycorner.com/typical-clothes-hanger-dimensions/
Edit:
A couple of years ago I had a Huntsman living between the wall and basin in my bathroom. We reached an understanding that he (she?) could remain provided that he kept the c0ckroaches away. This arrangement worked well until one day I found him on the wall in my bedroom. Then I had no choice but to escort him outside.
-- Edited by dorian on Sunday 25th of September 2022 03:28:43 PM
We regularly get these in our Unit & they have been in the bedroom overnight.