Results: More Old Wives Tales
Published on 10/22/2025
Here are some more that you may or may not have heard of.
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Cracking your knuckles will cause arthritis. Apparently the cracking sound is nitrogen bubbles in the fluid that lubricates your joints. Heard this before? Are you guilty of cracking your knuckles?
Heard this before
44%
871 votes
Never heard of this
14%
277 votes
Yes I am guilty of knuckle cracking
25%
491 votes
No i have never cracked my knuckles, at least on purpose.
36%
726 votes
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Shaving your hair makes in grow back thicker. It is thought that because shaving cuts the hair to a blunt angle, it can feel thicker, but really isnt' Have you heard of this one? Did or do you believe it? Heard of this
50%
1006 votes
Never heard of this
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449 votes
I believed it
11%
222 votes
I believe it
5%
105 votes
I never believed it
28%
564 votes
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You eat eight spiders a year in your sleep. Spiders would not be inclined to climb into our mouths and most of us move around enough in our sleep to scare them off. Have you heard of this? Yes
33%
664 votes
No
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If you go outside with wet hair, you will catch a cold. Were you ever told this? Yes
77%
1541 votes
No
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459 votes
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