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	The most popular myths in science
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						<STRONG>1. Chickens can live without a head
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						<STRONG>2. There is no gravity in space
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						<STRONG>3. Water drains backwards in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation
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						<STRONG>4. Humans use only 10 percent of their brains
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						<STRONG>5. Eating a poppy seed bagel mimics opium use
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						<STRONG>6. Yawning is "contagious"
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						<STRONG>7. A penny dropped from the top of a tall building could kill a pedestrian
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						<STRONG>8. Adults don't grow new brain cells
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						<STRONG>9. Chicken soup can cure the common cold
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						<STRONG>10. A dog's mouth is cleaner than a human's
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