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Common knowledge is frequently wrong. Here are a few examples of things that people believe...but that just aren't true.
Myth:: The captain of a ship at sea can perform weddings.
Fact:: U.S. Navy regulations -- and those of the navies of many other nations -- actually prohibit ships' commanders from joining couples in marriage.
Myth:: Your hair and nails continue to grow after you die.
Fact:: They don't. Your tissue recedes from your hair and nails, making them appear longer.
Myth:: Bananas spoil faster when you put them in a refrigerator.
Fact:: This belief comes from an old ad jingle. The purpose of the jingle was to tell people to keep bananas out of the refrigerator...but only until they had ripened. Once ripened, bananas will last longer in the refrigerator.
Myth:: You should never wake a sleepwalker.
Fact:: There's no reason not to wake a sleepwalker. This superstition comes from the old belief that a sleepwalker's spirit leaves the body and might not make it back if the person is wakened.
Myth:: Shaving your hair makes it grow faster and thicker.
Fact:: The rate of your hair's growth is determined by hereditary factors. Shaving will have no effect on the rate of its growth.
Myth:: During a flight, you'll sometimes hit an "air pocket."
Fact:: What's often called an "air pocket" is actually a downdraft.
Myth:: It's darkest just before dawn.
Fact:: Actually, it's darkest at about 2 a.m.
