Open the case files.
Eleven food myth case files. Each one has a claim, a verdict, the source behind it, and the part the cartoon made up.
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CASE 01Does salted watermelon build muscle in a week?
A cartoon superhero origin story meets a much smaller human study.
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CASE 02Should you wash raw chicken before cooking it?
The animated germs take a trip. The real risk is splashed raw juices.
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CASE 03Does the five-second rule make dropped food safe?
Our pizza hero has five seconds. Bacteria do not follow a stopwatch.
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CASE 04Can hot food go straight into the refrigerator?
The exploding fridge is imaginary. Prompt cooling matters.
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CASE 05Will one carrot give you night vision?
Our hero sees across a city. Vitamin A helps normal vision, not cartoon superpowers.
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CASE 06Does swallowed gum stay for seven years?
Our gum tenant moves in. In reality, one piece generally moves on.
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CASE 07Is raw cookie dough safe to taste?
The flour villains are fiction. Dough meant for baking can carry germs from raw flour.
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CASE 08Does a microwave make food radioactive?
The burrito dance party is fantasy. The microwave heats food.
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CASE 09Are bananas naturally radioactive?
The tiny hazmat squad is fiction. The trace of potassium-40 is real.
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CASE 10Why does a chili pepper feel like fire?
A tiny dragon is fiction. Capsaicin activates a nerve sensor for painful heat.
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CASE 11Can you cut mold off bread and eat the rest?
The tiny subway is fiction. USDA says discard moldy bread.
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