The Truth of Commonly Misunderstood Information

Truth has a habit of coming to the surface. This misinformation, which has been refuted by scientific research, reminds us once again that we should not trust every information in schools and on the internet.

You may not want to question its accuracy while reading it, but each one of them has been confirmed by scientific research. Here is that information:

Humans have 5 senses. (WRONG)

Although we learned this in schools, the reality is very different: we actually have 33 senses! Apart from seeing, smelling, hearing, touching and tasting, we also have various senses. 21 senses have been decided for now, but according to different opinions, this number goes up to 33.

Bulls get angry when they see the color red. (WRONG)

Although matadors wear a red cloak, bulls are actually colorblind. If they put you in an annoying environment and killed you with an arrow, you would be angry regardless of the color of the cloak.

You should always drink 8 glasses of water a day. (WRONG)

The important thing is to consume fluids rather than consuming water. Since there are plenty of liquids in foods and beverages such as soup, fruit, vegetables, and tea, you should not think only of water index. If your urine is dark yellow, you may not be drinking enough fluids. If you have a physically active life, you may need to drink more fluids if you live in a hot climate.

Antibiotics are required for every cold. (WRONG)

There is a very serious information pollution on this subject. Turkey is the country that uses antibiotics the most among European countries. Taking antibiotics so often will cause viruses to become resistant to antibiotics. It should not be taken for any purpose or against the dosage instructions.

It is located in Sinop, the northernmost point of Turkey. (WRONG)

The northernmost point of Turkey is generally known as Inceburun, within the borders of Sinop’s central district. It is true that İnceburun is the northernmost point of Anatolia, but Ahlatlı in Kırklareli, with its Bulgarian border stretches approximately 800 meters further north from İnceburun.

Sinop, the tip of İnceburun 42°05’52″N

Kırklareli, the extreme point of Ahlatlı 42°06’19″N

Different parts of the tongue take on different tastes. (WRONG)

You remember that famous image in the textbooks, it was written that bitter tastes are felt on the back of the tongue, sweet tastes are felt at the front, salty at the front edges and sour tastes are felt at the back edges, but it is not that simple. About every person It has 8,000 taste buds. In each of these, various receptor cells are combined so that each can detect all five tastes.

Messages about taste are transmitted to the brain via two cranial nerves. One of them is behind the tongue and the other is in front of it. numbing the nerve at the front of the tongue It has been observed that people can even feel the sweet taste that is thought to be perceived with the tip of their tongue. Rather than taste buds concentrated in different parts of the tongue, the brain has specialized receptor cells, each of which is tuned to a particular taste.

Bats are blind. (WRONG)

Bats are not blind. Some bat species can even see three times better than humans.

If we remove the food that has fallen on the ground and eat it immediately, it will not do any harm. (WRONG)

Even within a few seconds, the number of bacteria that contaminates food can be substantial. Of course, this can also vary depending on how much bacteria the surface is covered with.

The color of the sun is yellow. (WRONG)

The sun is not yellow or orange. It actually consists of all the colors that appear as white, blending together. The reason why we sometimes see the Sun as yellow and sometimes orange, depending on the angle of incidence of the light into our eyes, is related to its long wavelength. Short wavelength colors cause the sky to appear blue.

In a coin toss, either side has a 50% chance of winning. (WRONG)

According to researchers at Stanford University, there is only one way to increase your chances at a coin toss game; picking the face up before the coin is tossed. As a matter of fact, when you choose this face, you have a chance to win the game. It’s not 50%, it’s 51%.

Researchers have tried experiments with humans and machines, as well as with different firing patterns and firing rates, in every different way you can think of; but the rate is always 51-49%, before the shot in favor of the top party dead. In summary, although it is not a very big increase, 1% is 1% and we recommend that you choose the face on the upper side before shooting.

Every living thing dies. (WRONG)

living in Mediterranean and Japanese waters turritopsis dohrnii(immortal jellyfish), After reaching the medusa stage, which is the last life stage of jellyfish, it can return to the polyp form, which is the first stage in the life cycle of jellyfish, and this process can continue indefinitely. In this way, he becomes biologically immortal. However, most of them die because different dangers come to them in nature.

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