Categories for Everyday Urban Myths Debunked
Categories for Everyday Urban Myths Debunked
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Health & The Human Body
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Food & Diet Myths
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Animal & Nature Myths
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Household & Everyday Objects
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Technology & Internet Myths
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Weather & Natural Phenomena
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Crime, Danger & Safety
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History & Common Misconceptions
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Pop Culture & Entertainment
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Schoolyard & Playground Myths
100 Blog Post Ideas by Category
🧠 1. Health & The Human Body
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Does gum really stay in your stomach for 7 years?
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Can cracking your knuckles give you arthritis?
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Do we really only use 10% of our brain?
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Will you go blind from sitting too close to the TV?
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Can hair grow back thicker after shaving?
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Does reading in the dark ruin your eyesight?
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Can you catch a cold from being cold?
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Will swallowing a watermelon seed make one grow in your stomach?
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Is it true that fingernails keep growing after death?
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Can your tongue really detect different tastes in different zones?
🍔 2. Food & Diet Myths
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Does MSG really cause headaches?
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Is it unsafe to eat food after the expiration date?
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Does sugar actually make kids hyper?
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Is microwaving food bad for your health?
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Can eating carrots really improve your eyesight?
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Does eating turkey make you sleepy?
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Is it dangerous to reheat rice?
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Can diet soda help you lose weight?
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Will eating too much chocolate give you acne?
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Does "starving yourself" help you lose weight faster?
🐶 3. Animal & Nature Myths
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Can dogs only see in black and white?
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Do bats really fly into your hair?
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Is a dog's mouth really cleaner than a human's?
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Do goldfish have a 3-second memory?
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Can a toad give you warts?
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Do snakes chase humans?
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Can touching a baby bird make its mother abandon it?
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Do all spiders spin webs?
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Are sharks always moving or they'll die?
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Do cats always land on their feet?
🧽 4. Household & Everyday Objects
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Will your appliances last longer if you always unplug them?
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Is it true that mobile phones can cause gas station explosions?
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Can your phone fry your brain if you use it too much?
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Is it dangerous to sleep with a fan on?
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Does a penny dropped from a skyscraper kill someone?
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Will using your phone in the bath electrocute you?
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Do microwaves give off harmful radiation?
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Does putting a spoon in a soda bottle keep it fizzy?
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Is it true that copper pennies can clean jewelry?
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Can aluminum foil really block government tracking?
💻 5. Technology & Internet Myths
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Can magnets erase your phone’s memory?
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Is deleting files from your computer enough to remove them forever?
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Can charging your phone overnight ruin the battery?
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Does putting your phone in rice really fix water damage?
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Can hackers watch you through your webcam?
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Is public Wi-Fi always dangerous?
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Can you be electrocuted through earbuds?
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Will airplane mode save your battery?
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Can phone cameras see through clothes or walls?
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Is the “cloud” really just someone else’s computer?
⚡ 6. Weather & Natural Phenomena
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Can lightning strike the same place twice?
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Is it safe to shelter under a tree during a thunderstorm?
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Can you get sick from going out in the rain?
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Do tornadoes only hit flat, rural areas?
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Is it true that earthquakes only happen in certain seasons?
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Can boiling water freeze faster than cold water? (Mpemba effect)
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Does counting seconds between lightning and thunder tell you how far away it is?
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Can weather changes really cause joint pain?
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Is it true that animals can predict earthquakes?
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Does the moon affect human behavior?
🕵️ 7. Crime, Danger & Safety
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Can you dial 911 without signal or SIM card?
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Is it true that most crimes happen at night?
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Does pepper spray work on everyone?
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Can burglars disable your car with a remote control?
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Do criminals always return to the scene of the crime?
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Can ATM skimmers steal your money from a distance?
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Is it true that people can’t scream in dreams?
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Does wearing a hoodie make you more suspicious to police?
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Will a locked car overheat and kill a pet in minutes?
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Can you break car windows underwater?
🏛 8. History & Common Misconceptions
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Did people really think the Earth was flat in Columbus’s time?
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Was Napoleon really short?
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Did Vikings wear horned helmets?
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Was Einstein bad at math?
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Did humans evolve from monkeys?
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Was the Great Wall of China visible from space?
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Did Marie Antoinette actually say “Let them eat cake”?
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Was George Washington’s wooden teeth myth real?
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Did witches in Salem get burned at the stake?
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Did Thomas Edison invent the lightbulb?
🎬 9. Pop Culture & Entertainment
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Is Walt Disney’s body really frozen?
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Did Marilyn Manson remove his ribs?
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Was Mr. Rogers a Navy SEAL?
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Did chewing gum bans really exist because of school carpet damage?
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Is it true that Hollywood actors use fake weights in workout scenes?
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Did Coca-Cola ever contain cocaine?
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Is Elvis Presley still alive?
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Can video games make you violent?
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Was The Blair Witch Project a real documentary?
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Do subliminal messages in ads control your mind?
🧒 10. Schoolyard & Playground Myths
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If you swallow a cherry pit, will a tree grow in your stomach?
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Can eating Pop Rocks and soda make your stomach explode?
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Does stepping on a crack break your mother’s back?
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Will your eyes get stuck if you roll them too much?
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Can touching frogs give you warts?
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Can you hold your breath until you pass out?
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Will crossing your eyes too long make them stay that way?
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Is it possible to sneeze with your eyes open?
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Do you lose most body heat through your head?
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Can you break a rib from sneezing too hard?
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