With the advancement of science we have been able to discard some outlandish things that some people took as true. In some cases we are very disappointed because we wish they had been true.
Next you are going to provide a summary of the 9 most prominent beliefs that some people took as true; I assure you that one of you would have liked it to be true.
9) Coffee can help you see dead people
According to a study published in "The Daily Express" (United Kingdom), he claimed that if you drank too much coffee you could hallucinate and start seeing dead people. The results that were obtained were too absurd.
8) If you eat chocolate you can win a nobel prize
It would be nice if it were true right? A study related that the winners of the most famous new awards were habitual consumers of chocolate… however, it could not be shown that this substance had anything to do with merit.
7) Balkan children with magnetic powers
In 2011, a video was released to the network where two children claimed to have powers to attract metallic objects. The experts immediately set out to dismantle that theory. Apparently what they had is a more greasy body than normal that allowed them to retain them longer without falling.
6) Neutrinos can travel faster than light
This would have been good news because, in addition to proving that Einstein was wrong, it would open a lot of doors in the technological world. Unfortunately later it was shown that this was not the case.
5) Junk food helps you fight obesity
Dr. David H. Freedman wrote a controversial article addressing the issue that junk food could curb obesity. However, the article was full of weaknesses that did not quite fit with that theory that we would have liked so much.
4) Reading helps you lose weight
The studio It was based on the fact that the brain needs a lot of glucose to develop its activity, so it was believed that if you read a lot you produced a lot of lactose, which was capable of burning the fat in our body. The experts started to check it but no, no matter how much you read, you will not be able to lose those extra kilos.
3) The ancient Brits had GPS
Some monuments such as Stonehenge have been believed to be a map that has the coordinates of incredible places. At the moment, there is nothing to support this hypothesis.
2) A powder to grow severed limbs?
In 2008, a man from Ohio appeared who claimed to have a magic powder capable of making any joint grow. The media rushed to cover the news immediately but it turned out to be all a great manipulation… although very elaborate.
1) We are part of a galactic empire ruled by aliens
In 1960, physicist Freeman Dyson believed that aliens were capable of using energy from nearby stars to colonize the galaxy. After examining more than 100.000 galaxies it has not been found no evidence that establishes that we are not alone in the universe.