12 Facts That Prove We Live in a World of Lies

A lot of times people end up buying things that they have seen in an advertisement, only to realize later that the advertisements were too good to be true. In this day and age of aggressive marketing, it is not surprising that businesses use psychological tactics to make consumers believe in the products in a certain way, even if those features do not actually exist. Here are twelve facts that show how humans have been living for decades in a bubble of lies.

1. Baby Carrots Do Not Exist for Real

Your favorite healthy snack-time munchies, the baby carrots, are not baby carrots at all. In fact, in farming terms, there is no such thing as a baby carrot. The delicious, healthy finger foods that you buy wrapped up in a bag at your local food store are just usual carrots shaped to look more attractive. The result is that more consumers buy carrots now, simply by assuming they are having a healthier salad component.

2. There Is Little Gold in The Olympic Gold Medal

The proverbial Olympic Gold Medal is actually made mostly of silver, and only of about 6 grams of gold. There was only one time, Olympics 1912 when it was made of pure gold, but that has never happened again. Nonetheless, winning an Olympic gold medal is a lot more than its monetary value, even if it was made of pure gold.

3. Milk Cartons Should Be Used the Other Way Around

You might have been made to believe through television commercials that the spout of the milk carton should be closer to the container in which the milk is being poured. What they do not tell you is that this way there is always a higher chance of milk being spilled. Instead, try to position the spout away from the container, and you will see all of the milk going inside the destination mug. Why this lie – well, the more milk you waste, the more you buy!

4. More Chicken Nuggets on The Box Than Inside

Have you ever ordered chicken nuggets from McDonald's, and felt you did not get enough? This is because you have been a victim of false advertising again. The box of nuggets has a picture of eleven nuggets, while inside you get only ten. The idea is to make you think you are getting a lot for the money you pay, but in reality, you are not.

5. A Foot-Long Sub is Actually 11-Inch

Never thought of measuring the foot-long sub from your local Subway, have you? If you did, you would find that it is always an inch shorter than 1 foot. Think of the amount the food chain has saved over the years by cutting off that one precious inch from every single sub they ever sold!

6. Pavements Are No Longer Laid Manually by Hands

Laying paver blocks one piece at a time, and fitting them together like a jigsaw puzzle might sound romantic, but it is now a thing of the past. In most developed countries, the process has been automated by using a “Tiger Stone” that converts tiny bits of stone chips into a sheet of pavement to be laid out in no time.

7. Your Microwave’s Popcorn Button Isn’t Meant for Popcorn

Have you ever noticed the instructions on a bag of microwavable popcorn? It says "Do not use the popcorn button." No one knows what the popcorn button in the microwave is supposed to be used for if people are not allowed to use it for making popcorns.

8. The Lid of Your Take-Out Coffee Cup Is More Than A Lid

Did you know that the lid of your take-out coffee cup can also double up as a drip mat for when you need to place the cup on a surface or in your hands? Next time you buy your coffee on the go, try it out.

9. Flavored Gummy Bears Do Not Contain the Right Flavors

Do not get fooled by the colors of your gummy bears, here is a fact, they do not always represent the right flavor. You might have bought those green bears thinking you would get the tangy lime flavor, but end up being surprised by the strawberry flavor. Well, buy them for fun, but without expectations.

10. Beer Isn't One Hundred percent Vegan After All

If Guinness is your favorite brand of beer, and you are a vegetarian or a vegan, you might need to take a step back, for there is a gelatin-like substance in the fish bladder that is used to filter yeast cells during the process of crafting this beer. There might not be any fishy taste in your glass, but remnants of these bits of fish parts might still exist.

11. Winnie The Pooh Was A Real Bear

The inspiration behind Winnie the Pooh was a real female bear at the London Zoo, who was frequently visited by A.A. Milne, the author of this widely loved animal.

12. Humans Shed Skin Too, Like Snakes

You may be alarmed, as you do not know anyone who has left behind their entire shell off their bodies and simply moved on, like a snake. The point here is, however, not everyone knows that humans continuously lose skin particles without anyone noticing. Studies show an average human could lose up to 77 pounds of skin in their entire lifetime.