Science Myth Answers

Answers from this quiz.

1. Chickens can live without a head (TRUE)
2. Water drains backwards in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation (FALSE)
3. There is no gravity in space (FALSE)
4. Humans use only 10 percent of their brains (FALSE)
5. Eating a poppy seed bagel mimics opium use (FALSE)
6. A penny dropped from the top of a tall building could kill a pedestrian (FALSE)
7. Adults don't grow new brain cells (FALSE)
8. Chicken soup can cure the common cold (TRUE/FALSE)
9. Yawning is "contagious" (TRUE)
10. Lightning never strikes the same place twice (FALSE)
11. A dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's (FALSE)
12. Hair and fingernails continue growing after death (FALSE)
13. A falling cat will always land on its feet (TRUE)
14. Men think about sex every seven seconds (FALSE)
15. You get less wet by running in the rain (TRUE)
16. The five second rule (FALSE)
17. Animals can predict natural disasters (FALSE)
18. Seasons are caused by the Earth's proximity to the sun (FALSE)
19. The Great Wall of China is the only manmade structure visible from space (FALSE)
20. It takes seven years to digest gum (FALSE)

Explanations for each can be found at LiveScience.