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List of 10 Old Wives’ Tales
  • Introduction
  • 1. Swallowed chewing gum will remain in your digestive tract for seven years.
  • 2. Sitting too close to a television will harm your eyesight.
  • 3. You can predict the sex of your baby based on your baby bump.
  • 4. Cracking your knuckles too much can lead to arthritis.
  • 5. Eating watermelon while drinking alcohol is dangerous.
  • 6. Feed a cold, starve a fever.
  • 7. Eating carrots improves your eyesight in the dark.
  • 8. Plucking out gray hair will encourage more gray hairs to grow.
  • 9. Shaving a patch of hair will cause it to grow back twice as thick.
  • 10. Drafts will make you sick.
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List of 10 Old Wives’ Tales: References & Edit History

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  • Stuart Hicar

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  • Teagan Wolter

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May 19, 2025
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  • Stuart Hicar
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