YES OR B.S.

  • After the North Korean Summit, President Trump's approval ratings went over 50% for the first time. (B.S. - They've never been above 44%) 
  • Bob Marley's last words to his son before he died were "Rock on!" (B.S. - they were: "Money can't buy life.") 
  • A mole can dig a tunnel that is 300 feet long in only one night. (Yes) 
  • A hippo's wide open mouth is big enough to fit a 4-foot-tall child in. (Yes) 
  • Chewing gum while you cut an onion will help keep you from crying. (Yes) 
  • If you were to stretch a Slinky out until it's flat, it would measure 187 feet long. (B.S. - only 87 feet) 
  • Al Capone's business card said he was a used car dealer. (B.S. - used furniture dealer) 
  • Banging your head against a wall burns 150 calories an hour. (Yes) 
  • According to research, 95% of people text things they could never say in person. (Yes) 
  • A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. (Yes) 
  • It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. (Yes) 
  • 9 out of 10 Americans are deficient in Vitamin D. (B.S. - but they are deficient in Potassium. Go eat a banana already!) 
  • Blueberries will not ripen until they are picked. (Yes) 
  • About 150 people per year are killed by coconuts. (Yes) 
  • Honey is the only natural food that will never spoil! (Yes) 
  • A soft-boiled egg will spin, but a hardboiled egg will not. (B.S. - it's the other way around) 
  • Avocados are poisonous to dogs. (B.S. - but they are poisonous to birds) 
  • Chewing gum burns about 65 calories per hour. (B.S. - more like 11) 
  • If you try to suppress a sneeze, you can rupture a blood vessel in your head or neck and die. (Yes) 
  • Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. (B.S. - this is an old "wives tale" and there is no proof of this ever documented. 
  • More people are allergic to cow's milk than any other food. (Yes) 
  • Coconut water can be used as blood plasma. (Yes) 

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