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- 1. Did you believe it? You shouldn’t have Myths about the human body Ármin Nagy Bence Szitár Réka Riharenkó
- 2. Myths • There are innumerable myths and urban legends around us today • Probably even you have heard of at least one you don’t know whether it’s true or false • Our mission is to bust some of these myths with facts hard as a stone
- 3. The Miracle of Biology Myths about our body
- 4. Let’s feel the world around us • People have five senses, namely seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling. • If we had only five senses, we wouldn’t feel pain or the changes in temperature and couldn’t balance. Myth Fact
- 5. The brain takes it all • People use only 10% of the capacity of their brain • If it was true, brain damage wouldn’t cause the loss of skills. The brain doesn’t function as a sole mass, it uses different regions to accomplish different tasks Myth Fact
- 6. Bless you! • People’s eyeballs pop out when sneezing with open eyes • If it was true, there would be loads of people without eyeballs. The fact is that our eyeballs are kept in their places with six strong muscles, which would never let any unintentional popping Myth Fact
- 7. Hair-splitting • People think facial hair becomes thicker and stronger after each shaving • If it was true, no razor blade would be able to shave off people's beard or moustache after a while. Facial hair seems thicker and stronger because boys start shaving when they are teenagers and undergo hormonal changes Myth Fact
- 8. Hair • Facial hair seems stronger because of its shape, we shave off the thinner ends. • Closer to the skin hair is thicker and darker. • When hair grows back, it takes up its thinning shape, it doesn’t become thicker than before
- 9. OMG, my hair looks dreadful • People can cure broken hair ends with special shampoo and conditioner • If we could cure our hair ends so easily, nobody would suffer from it. Hair is made of keratin, it’s something dead which is unable to regenerate. Unfortunately, it’s only the scissors that can help the patients in such cases together with some vitamins Myth Fact
- 10. To eat or not to eat Myths about food and drinks
- 11. Tap or Mineral water? • People think tap water isn’t as good as mineral water because it lacks minerals and it also stinks • If it was true, tap water wouldn’t be suitable for human consumption. In fact, the mineral content of tap water is excellent, in some cases it contains even more trace elements than bottled mineral water. Guess what! It’s even cheaper Myth Fact
- 12. Alcohol - the bad guy • People think alcohol destroys brain cells • If it was true, more than 70% of the world’s population would be insane. Alcohol doesn’t damage brain cells immediately, however consuming too much alcohol kills them. It can easily cause stupidity Myth Fact
- 13. Bittersweet • People think eating chocolate results in pimples • If it was true, chocolate wouldn’t be so popular. In fact, it’s the milk powder added to chocolate that can make people pimpled after eating this lovely sweet. Moreover, dark chocolate is especially good for the skin because of its antioxidant content- yummy Myth Fact
- 14. Facts • Our mission has succeeded. We’ve managed to bust these myths • Now you can tell your relatives and friends which myths they shouldn’t believe • Let the thirst for knowledge be with you!