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  1. whofan's Avatar
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    Re: Widely believed myths
    Females fart less than males.
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    Dogs can't look up
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    (Original post by Mazzini)
    Presumably she just meant brioche then? :holmes:
    But "brioche" is the English way to refer to it; if I'm told correctly then "brioche" to the French means "cake" or "bread"
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    But "brioche" is the English way to refer to it; if I'm told correctly then "brioche" to the French means "cake" or "bread"
    Fair enough

    I'm not familiar with it though :dontknow:
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    The Nazis only wanted blonde hair and blue eyes.

    Hitler was Jewish or part Jewish.

    Left handed people live shorter.

    Gingers have no souls.

    Blacks have big d*cks.

    There is lots of myths...
    Last edited by Mexican Red Knee; 02-06-2012 at 10:07.
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    Left handed people live shorter.
    To be fair, their average lifespan is shorter due to more accidents related to tools designed for right handed people, although this is a statistical value and not applicable to individuals.

    This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my E15i
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    Taking a gap year means that you won't ever go back into education.
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    (Original post by clubsauce)
    Dogs can't look up
    That's pigs...
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    Re: Widely believed myths
    (Original post by mevidek)
    But "brioche" is the English way to refer to it; if I'm told correctly then "brioche" to the French means "cake" or "bread"
    Brioche is a sweeter, buttery bread that you can buy here as well.
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    To be fair, their average lifespan is shorter due to more accidents related to tools designed for right handed people, although this is a statistical value and not applicable to individuals.

    This was posted from The Student Room's Android App on my E15i
    It's still a myth though, a lot of my family are left handed (for the most part all of them are) and my great grandad lived to 95!
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    Re: Widely believed myths
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    Men don't think about sex every 7 seconds (I am always shocked that anyone is stupid enough to even believe this).

    Shaving doesn't change the way your hair grows.

    Sugar doesn't make children hyperactive.

    EDIT: Since it seems to have come up a few times in this thread, I will also speculate on the popular myth that Wikipedia is full of lies. It actually turns out to be considerably more reliable than people think. It turns out that just because anyone *can* edit the page on Euler's Totient Function, it doesn't mean they actually want to.
    Only the top one is false.Sugar does make you hyperactive,I have often been very excited after having too much sugar and this is much true that I think it was one of the main reasons why my school banned fizzy drinks and shaving makes your hair grow back faster.
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    shaving makes your hair grow back faster.
    Are you saying that as a fact or myth?

    It's not true, just saying...
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    (Original post by Mexican Red Knee)
    Are you saying that as a fact or myth?

    It's not true, just saying...
    It is not true(just researched) and UI have been told by my parents and brother a load of lies saying to wait until you shave because as soon as you start,you will have to shave more often.
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    That you cant swim or bath after a meal before waiting 10 or so minutes. *******s I say!!!!
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    That you cant swim or bath after a meal before waiting 10 or so minutes. *******s I say!!!!
    If you do, you get cramps and drown...
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    Pigeons blow up if you feed them uncooked rice
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    Taking a gap year means that you won't ever go back into education.
    Now that is a good one (y)
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    (Original post by Dalek1099)
    It is not true(just researched) and UI have been told by my parents and brother a load of lies saying to wait until you shave because as soon as you start,you will have to shave more often.
    Yeah what you have is what you're meant to have, shaving more does nothing, I've always been hairy haha.

    (Original post by nash_4_lyf)
    Pigeons blow up if you feed them uncooked rice
    I don't actually think that is a myth, wanna try it on a rat with wings?
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    (Original post by CJKay)
    Brioche is a sweeter, buttery bread that you can buy here as well.
    I KNOW! In France it can, apparently, refer to the thing we call brioche (which would be seen as cake to the peasants of 18th Century France), or just bread.
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    (Original post by JordanS94)
    This maybe off subject but I've asked a vegan if they would swollow sperm and they went yes ... but they don't even eat dairy products :confused: They're eating what could have been potential human beings ...are they a real vegan ?:lol: (I know it's not from an animal but there is no logic from it)
    Oh my god. Is swalloing sperm exploiting humans? Were any humans harmed in the process? No. Unless of course there were men standing round in cages 24 hours having handjobs releasing sperm into jars, then they'd have a problem. Eating meat or taking milk off animals is so very different. Euuch, I can't believe you really think vegans shouldn't swallow. Where is the logic in that.
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