The 100 biggest science myths - all dispelled in one go

Many of us manage to get through school with some pretty silly ideas still intact – such as the ‘fact’ that the moon has a ‘dark side’.

Other science myths provide us with useful excuses – such as the idea that being pregnant causes ‘baby brain’ or that it’s safe to eat food dropped on the floor.

Geekwrapped has bustedthe 100 most common science myths out there – from the idea that swallowing chewing gum is dangerous to the idea that alcohol warms you up.

The site says, ‘For each debunked myth we made sure that there were at least three independent and trustworthy sources, including peer-reviewed research and sources from very reputable publishers.’

The full infographic can be found here.

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But what about the chewing gum? That must be true, surely?

After all, generations of schoolchildren grow up with the scare story that if you swallow chewing gum it will stay inside your stomach for seven years – or forever.

Well, says the American Chemical Society, it’s not quite as bad as generations of children have portrayed it – in fact, the tale is largely a myth.

In a new Reactions video, ACS experts say, ‘Chewing doesn’t crush and destroy gum, so it’ll go down and one.

Your body doesn’t have an enzyme for the rubber polymers – and your gastric acid doesn’t either.

‘But you eat plenty of things your body can only partly digest – so your body has no problem moving that piece of gum out of the other end.’