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Click [[here|New Topic]] for a topic! <<silently>> <<set $Topics = [ "1. Eating chocolate makes acne worse Source 1: [[https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/beauty-style/10-foods-will-make-you-break-out]]", "2. Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) is responsible for increasing earthquakes in particular places Source 1: [[https://www.pbs.org/newshour/science/earthquakes-triggered-by-fracking]]", "3. Chiropractic adjustments are effective at curing allergies Source 1: [[http://chiropracticadvocate.com/the-amazing-link-between-allergies-and-chiropractic/]]", "4. Diet soda is just as bad for you as regular soda Source 1: [[https://www.businessinsider.com/diet-soda-may-not-be-any-better-for-you-2013-7]]", "5. Organic vegetables taste better than conventionally-grown ones Source 1: [[https://www.organic-center.org/reportfiles/Taste2Pager.pdf]]", "6. People behave better if they think they are being watched Source 1: [[http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140209-being-watched-why-thats-good]]", "7. Cans of soda cool faster in ice water than in the fridge or freezer Source 1: [[http://scienceline.ucsb.edu/getkey.php?key=4433]]", "8. Runners sustain fewer injuries if they run barefoot than they do in shoes Source 1: [[http://www.chrismcdougall.com/born-to-run/the-barefoot-running-debate/]]", "9. Chocolate-chip cookies bake better if the dough has been chilled before baking Source 1: [[https://blog.kingarthurflour.com/2015/05/17/chilling-cookie-dough/]]", "10. People’s spending habits at stores are influenced by what music is playing Source 1: [[https://blogs.spectrio.com/how-music-can-affect-shoppers]]", "11. Speaking multiple languages improves your memory Source 1: [[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationopinion/10126883/Why-learn-a-foreign-language-Benefits-of-bilingualism.html]]", "12. Women have better memories than men Source 1: [[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/313998.php]]", "13. Boys are better at spatial reasoning than girls Source 1: [[https://www.parentingscience.com/spatial-intelligence.html]]", "14. People who play a musical instrument have an easier time learning new languages Source 1: [[https://www.theguardian.com/education/2014/feb/27/musicians-better-language-learners]]", "15. Listening to classical music makes you smarter Source 1: [[https://www.howtolearn.com/products/mozart-effect/]]", "16. Gatorade is the most effective way to rehydrate after exercise Source 1: [[https://www.active.com/running/articles/which-fluid-hydrates-best-water-or-a-sports-drink]]", "17. Basketball shoes improve a basketball player’s performance Source 1: [[https://www.complex.com/sneakers/2013/11/10-ways-sneakers-can-make-you-a-better-basketball-player/basketball-sneakers-better-player-load-launch-tech]]", "18. Time seems to pass more quickly when people are doing fun things Source 1: [[https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/249410.php]]", "19. Video games improve hand-eye coordination Source 1: [[https://integratedlistening.com/blog/2014/10/21/action-video-games-may-improve-hand-eye-coordination/]]", "20. Hot water freezes faster than cold water Source 1: [[https://www.sciencealert.com/does-hot-water-really-freeze-faster-than-cold-water]]", "21. Humans only use a small percent of their brains Source 1: [[https://boeason.com/increase-brain-capacity-5-40/]]", "22. Homeopathic remedies are basically just water Source 1: [[https://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/homeopathy-water-expensive-water/]]", "23. Water cannot hold a curve, so the Earth must be flat Source 1: [[http://flatearth101.com/water-is-always-level]]", "24. Human blood is blue in the veins and red in the arteries Source 1: [[https://albertvein.com/2018/06/15/do-you-know-how-amazing-your-veins-are/]]", "25. Sharks are immune to cancer Source 1: [[https://www.amazon.com/Sharks-Dont-Get-Cancer-Cartilage/dp/B0064XQ5MY]]", "26. Lobsters do not die of old age Source 1: [[https://www.rd.com/culture/animals-that-live-forever/]]", "27. Using a cell phone too much will cause you to get brain cancer Source 1: [[https://www.drweil.com/health-wellness/balanced-living/technology/do-cell-phones-cause-brain-cancer/]]", "28. In order to be healthy, you should drink at least eight glasses of water a day Source 1: [[https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/how-much-water-should-you-drink-per-day#section2]]", "29. Vitamin C helps prevent the common cold Source 1: [[http://orthomolecular.org/resources/omns/v02n01.shtml]]", "30. A rogue planet called Nibiru is going to collide with the Earth Source 1: [[https://www.thoughtco.com/is-nibiru-approaching-2597477]]", "31. Aliens built the pyramids Source 1: [[http://www.outerworlds.com/likeness/aliens/aliens.html]]", "32. Slaves built the pyramids Source 1: [[http://www.historyforkids.net/egyptian-slaves.html]]", "33. An egg will balance on its end only on the equinox Source 1: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCAjTGhQbJg]]", "34. Water goes clockwise down the sink in the northern hemisphere, and counterclockwise in the southern hemisphere Source 1: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IIVfoDuVIw]]", "35. Crop circles are too elaborate to have been made by humans Source 1: [[https://www.lockhaven.edu/~dsimanek/cutting/cropcirc.htm]]", "36. Avril Lavigne was replaced with a lookalike Source 1: [[https://www.stuff.co.nz/entertainment/music/92646287/urban-myth-rock-conspiracy-was-the-real-avril-lavigne-replaced-by-a-clone]]", "37. For a small fee, you can choose the name of a star Source 1: [[https://www.star-registration.com/]]", "38. The lack of stars in Apollo photographs proves we didn’t go to the moon Source 1: [[https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:QI2JVbzEDUMJ:https://listverse.com/2012/12/28/10-reasons-the-moon-landings-could-be-a-hoax/+&cd=38&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us]]", "39. There are 'mystery spots' around the world where gravity changes direction Source 1: [[https://www.mysteryspot.com/]]", "40. The pyramid on the back of the dollar bill is a symbol of the Illuminati Source 1: [[https://lionsground.com/illuminati-dollar/]]", "41. If you eat two bananas and drink a can of Sprite, you will vomit Source 1: [[http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-08/965668782.Ch.r.html]]", "42. It's impossible to sneeze with your eyes open Source 1: [[https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/12/161209081007.htm]]", "43. The human body completely renews itself every seven years Source 1: [[https://dreamhawk.com/body-and-mind/every-seven-7-years-you-change/]]", "44. Insects are a perfectly healthy source of protein Source 1: [[https://www.precisionnutrition.com/eating-bugs]]", "45. Eating genetically modified foods causes cancer Source 1: [[https://responsibletechnology.org/gmos-and-cancer/]]", "46. McDonald's food is so artificial that it will not rot Source 1: [[https://www.businessinsider.com/fast-food-doesnt-rot-after-2-years-2015-9]]", "47. No two snowflakes are exactly alike Source 1: [[https://www.its.caltech.edu/~atomic/snowcrystals/alike/alike.htm]]", "48. If you place a hot coal into a jar of peanut butter, it will turn into a clear crystal Source 1: [[https://itsblossom.com/10-science-food-tricks/]]", "49. Australia does not exist Source 1: [[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5685147/Flat-Earthers-insist-Australia-FAKE-country-biggest-hoax-created.html]]", "50. Some people are capable of surviving indefinitely without eating food, instead living off air alone Source 1: [[https://www.thesun.co.uk/uncategorized/3804780/breatharian-couple-have-barely-eaten-for-nine-years-and-think-they-only-need-the-universes-energy-to-live-and-she-even-ditched-food-for-her-entire/]]", "51. No more ships or planes go down in the Bermuda Triangle than in any other similar part of the ocean Source 1: [[https://skeptoid.com/episodes/4337]]", "52. Five water balloons in a row will stop a bullet Source 1: [[http://www.cracked.com/pictofacts-621-22-insane-sounding-facts-that-are-absolutely-true/]]", "53. Breathing lavender aroma can help you fall asleep Source 1: [[https://www.aromaweb.com/essential-oils/lavender-oil.asp]]", "54. A giant prehistoric shark called megalodon still lives in Earth's oceans Source 1: [[https://theportalist.com/megalodon-sightings-alleged]]", "55. An arcade game called Polybius caused strange effects in players Source 1: [[http://www.coinop.org/Game/103223/Polybius]]", "56. Creative people are right-brained, and logical people are left-brained Source 1: [[http://brainmadesimple.com/left-and-right-hemispheres.html]]", "57. Cooking food kills the nutrients in it Source 1: [[http://www.rawfoods.com/faq.html]]", "58. Paleo diets, which consist of the foods that our ancestors ate, are healthier than modern diets Source 1: [[https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/paleo-diet-meal-plan-and-menu]]", "59. The D.A.R.E. program was not effective at preventing drug use Source 1: [[https://www.livescience.com/33795-effective.html]]", "60. Men talk more than women Source 1: [[http://time.com/4837536/do-women-really-talk-more/]]", "61. One species of jellyfish is biologically immortal Source 1: [[https://immortal-jellyfish.com/]]", "62. There are individual trees that cover more land than the average Wal-Mart Source 1: [[https://www.businessinsider.com/great-banyan-tree-bigger-than-wal-mart-2014-7]]", "63. A species of wooly mammoth was still roaming the Earth when the pyramids were built Source 1: [[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/historical-facts-time_n_4832325.html]]", "64. Advertising agencies slip subliminal messages into ads that you can only detect subconsciously Source 1: [[https://hypnosishealthinfo.com/subliminal-hypnosis-how-subliminal-advertising-works/]]", "65. Men and women have the same number of ribs Source 1: [[http://mentalfloss.com/article/502701/9-interesting-facts-about-ribs]]", "66. A folk remedy called colloidal silver can turn your skin blue Source 1: [[https://www.wired.com/story/does-colloidal-silver-work/]]", "67. Vikings never wore horned helmets Source 1: [[https://www.history.com/news/did-vikings-really-wear-horned-helmets]]", "68. For most people there is no benefit to taking daily vitamin supplements Source 1: [[https://www.usnews.com/news/health-care-news/articles/2018-05-29/study-vitamin-supplements-dont-provide-health-benefits]]", "69. Diseases in the body leave telltale signs in the irises of the eyes Source 1: [[http://www.brendastar.net/iridology-how-it-works.htm]]", "70. Wearing copper bracelets can reduce joint pain Source 1: [[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/wellbeing/healthadvice/4709951/Copper-the-healing-mineral-you-can-wear-on-your-wrist.html]]", "71. Spirits appear in photographs as bright orbs Source 1: [[https://paranormal.lovetoknow.com/Ghost_Orbs_Different_Colors]]", "72. The planchette of a Ouija board moves due to unconscious movement in the users' hands, not ghosts Source 1: [[https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/play-in-mind/201205/the-ouija-board-explained]]", "73. The full moon influences human behavior Source 1: [[https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/do-full-moons-and-supermoons-really-affect-human-animal-behavior/61402994]]", "74. Lie detectors are not effective at distinguishing between true and false statements Source 1: [[https://www.apa.org/research/action/polygraph.aspx]]", "75. Loch Ness is too small to support any kind of monster Source 1: [[https://www.thoughtco.com/facts-about-the-loch-ness-monster-1092021]]", "76. People's differing memories about Nelson Mandela are evidence that they came from a different universe Source 1: [[https://mandelaeffect.com/nelson-mandela-died-in-prison/]]", "77. It takes more calories to digest celery than are in the food Source 1: [[https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:swqtSFD3sSIJ:https://food.ndtv.com/food-drinks/11-foods-that-burn-more-calories-than-they-contain-1679965+&cd=16&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us]]", "78. Cooking in aluminum causes Alzheimer's disease Source 1: [[https://www.huffingtonpost.com/the-conversation-africa/why-you-shouldnt-wrap-you_b_9622502.html]]", "79. Michael Jackson is still alive Source 1: [[https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/weird-news/727710/Michael-Jackson-alive-King-of-Pop-death-hoax-evidence-video]]", "80. You can get the flu from the flu shot Source 1: [[http://vaxtruth.org/2015/01/flu-shot-kills/#comment-28423]]" ]>> <</silently>>

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