I remember a couple years ago there was that rumor that skittles all tasted the same. I immediately called bullshit, because of course they fucking taste different, and went digging for the source, only to find it was a claim made in a scientific paper showing how the internet is quick to latch on to and spread false information. Somehow this made me even more upset.
That’s actually the origin of the “average person eats 8 spiders per year” myth. Started for the reason of showing how fast false info spreads.
Fun fact. It kind of was, and it kind of wasn’t. At least not in the sense that most people think.
The base claim is “people eat 8 spiders in their sleep”
Which was debunked by snopes in 2001, citing someone who make up that claim as an example, which then spread as misinformation
But that’s not the end of the story
spoiler
Snopes themselves fabricated that citation, making this whole story very meta
the real spoiler...
it’s actually more than just 8 spiders
For real. Rookie numbers.
I heard it’s 8 per night.
8/hour actually.
Color does amazing things with our brain.
If real, the number was spoofed.
And brilliant.
Reply.
Each of the different color dyes have a subtle but distinct flavor. Only true fruit loop enjoyers would notice!
Why does the guy have an 800 number? I’m going to take a guess here and say that the middle picture is fake
By “the guy”, do you mean Kellogg’s? We don’t know cletus’s number, but it must have been listed on either his twitter, or something he linked to from his twitter. While I don’t know if this is real, it is fully possible. And usually simple.
Tastes like purple.
Its just different harmful colorings.
Harmful?! Seems like I have to buy something from Kelloggs.
