Healthbolt » Cracking Knuckles http://www.blisstree.com/healthbolt Health News and Commentary - Weird Health News and Information Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:16:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Myth Busters: Old Wives Tales Exposed! http://www.blisstree.com/healthbolt/myth-busters-old-wives-tales-exposed/ http://www.blisstree.com/healthbolt/myth-busters-old-wives-tales-exposed/#comments Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:26:17 +0000 Liberty Kontranowski http://www.healthbolt.net/2008/08/18/myth-busters-old-wives-tales-exposed/ Post from: Healthbolt

]]> You’ve debated them around the water cooler for years. Your mother has warned you about a good many of them. Seinfeld even had a whole show built around one of them (#5). What are they?

Old Wives Tales, of course.

But are they tales, or do some of them hold some truth a grain or two of truth? Take the quiz below to test your own knowledge on some of the most commonly accepted thoughts out there. Then check your answers and get the explanations you seek at MSNBC.com.

1. Cell phones are dangerous to use in hospitals because they can interfere with medical equipment. True / False / Maybe So

2. It’s safe to follow “the 5 second rule” for food dropped on the floor. True / False / Maybe So

3. Cracking your knuckles can cause arthritis. True / False / Maybe So

4. Cola type soft drinks can damage your kidneys. True / False / Maybe So

5. “Double dipping” spreads germs from one chip to another. True / False / Maybe So

6. Eating locally produced honey can ease seasonal allergies. True / False / Maybe So

Some of those are pretty tricky, huh? So…how did you do?

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