Let’s distinguish reality from the lies of infancy. We must discard the numerous lies and half-truths we were taught as children since we still believe some of them now.
These are the five lies that were spread to us as kids:
1. It takes seven years for chewing gum to be expelled from the body after ingestion.
Gum enters the small intestine through the esophagus after being eaten, collecting nutrients and sugars. During bowel motions, it passes through the colon and rectum, usually going through the system in less than seven days.
2. Beans make people tall
We were told that if we wanted to grow tall, we had to eat a lot of beans, but the truth is, beans don’t make you tall. It is your DNA that decides if you are tall or short. So, if you didn’t eat beans as a child, that’s not why you are short.
3. Isaac Newton discovered gravity when an apple fell on his head
Newton’s observation of apples falling straight to the ground rather than sideways or upward inspired him to develop his law of universal gravitation. There is no evidence suggesting the fruit landed on his head.
4. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west
This was made worse by the fact that the sun was constantly moving when we entered the car, but the truth is that the sun doesn’t move; the earth is the one that rotates, and that is what makes it seem like the sun is moving.
5. Sitting close to the TV is bad for your eyes
Whenever we sat close to the TV, our parents used to throw a fit because they believed it would make us go blind or affect our eyesight. Despite commonly held beliefs, sitting near a TV does not harm your eyes. Children tend to hold reading materials near their eyes because they can concentrate better than adults do. However, as children get older, this behavior normally goes away.
