Is it really true that elephants never forget those people who treated them badly? And it is also true that right-handed people live 9 more years in average compared to the left-handed people? For this top ten article we are showcasing of the 10 urban legends that might be true.Urban legends or myths included for this top 10 are all listed and explained below. Here is your top 10 urban legends that might be true. Enjoy the list guys and be observant. Cheers!
TOP : 10
Legend : Right handed people live longer.
About : Studies on deaths of 1000 Southern Californians suggested that right-handers average life expectancy is up to 75 years old while the left-handers is only 66 years old.
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| Right handed people live longer. |
TOP : 9
Legend : Santa Claus was green before Coca Cola.
About : Prior to Thomas Nast's work, Santa's outfit was tan in color, and it was he that changed it to red, although he also drew Santa in a green suit.
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| Santa Claus was green before Coca Cola. |
TOP : 8
Legend : Eating carrots helps you see in the dark.
About : The idea that it might is due to a myth begun by the Air Ministry in World War II. To prevent the Germans finding out that Britain was using radar to intercept bombers on night raids, they issued press releases stating that British pilots were eating lots of carrots to give them exceptional night vision.
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| Eating carrots helps you see in the dark. |
TOP : 7
Legend : Walt Disney did not draw Mickey Mouse.
About : Ub Iwerks designed Mickey's body out of circles in order to make the character simple to animate. Animator Fred Moore would later redesign Mickey's body away from its circular design to a pear-shape design.
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| Walt Disney did not draw Mickey Mouse. |
TOP : 6
Legend : Heartburn in pregnancy can mean a hairy baby.
About : According to a Johns Hopkins study published in Birth, there is a correlation between the severity of a pregnant woman's heartburn and the amount of hair her baby has upon birth.
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| Heartburn in pregnancy can mean a hairy baby. |
TOP : 5
Legend : Eating candies before bed gives you nightmares.
About : It’s been discovered that eating high-sugar foods before bed causes nightmares, so while the taste might be calming, the results are unnerving.
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| Eating candies before bed gives you nightmares. |
TOP : 4
Legend : Vincent van Gogh sliced off his ear.
About : The precise chain of events that led to the celebrated incident of van Gogh slicing off his ear is not known reliably in detail. The only account attesting a supposed earlier razor attack on Gauguin comes from Gauguin himself some fifteen years later, and biographers agree this account must be considered unreliable and self-serving.
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| Vincent van Gogh sliced off his ear. |
TOP : 3
Legend : Disney employees were banned from having facial hair.
About : At Disneyland and Disney World, everyone working there has a clean-cut image. It goes back to the 1950s when Disneyland first opened, and facial hair was banned. Starting next month, employees will finally be allowed to have beards — as long as they're kept short and trim.
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| Disney employees were banned from having facial hair. |
TOP : 2
Legend : Swimming pools can turn your hair green.
About : It isn't the chlorine that turns blonde hair green. Oxidized metals in the water bind to the protein in the hair shaft and deposit their color.
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| Swimming pools can turn your hair green. |
TOP : 1
Legend : An elephant never forgets.
About : Anecdotal evidence also suggests that elephants remember trainers or keepers who mistreated them even after years of separation.
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| An elephant never forgets. |
Data Source :
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7uAq0duvhY
Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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