You can't believe everything you read, especially on the internet!

Have you noticed that the majority of emails these days are 'forwards'? And often forwards telling you things and you wonder if they're actually true? Well it's a good thing if you question theses emails, and don't just read them and take them as fact. Because more often than not, they're not true, at least not completely...but then sometimes they are.

For example, have you seen the email with the photo of the unborn baby's hand that reaches out of the womb and grasps the surgeons hand? It seemed so touching. Or how about the one about not flicking your lights while driving at night or a gang will come get you? Good to know! Isn't that an urban myth? Oh and I fell for this one, that you shouldn't drink cold water after eating a meal because it congeals with the oily food in your stomach and can lead to cancer? I admit, I actually drank hot water after lunch after reading that one. Oh and this one scared me, that you shouldn't answer your cell phone when it's still connected to the charger because you could get electrocuted - yikes!

Well, the truth is that none of these are true, at least not completely. How do I know? There's a great website that I go to every time I get one of these 'forwards' to find out of it's true or an urban myth. The website is Snopes.com . It's great for finding out the truth about not only all the crazy forwards but also about some story that you heard about years ago. The site is an urban legend reference guide essentially and it even gives you some background on how the legend came to be. You simply type in some key words and it will tell you TRUE or FALSE. So, let's see what it said about the cell charger causing electrocutions. Well, in this case it had a couple of responses. The idea that answering a charging cell can electrocute you is FALSE but, it did say that some cell phone chargers or batteries can explode or cause fires...so, there you go, we all learned something.

So the next time somebody sends you a forward warning you to not microwave food in plastic containers because research proves cancer causing agents are released into the food, don't always believe everything you read.....check it out at Snopes first because in this case, again, it's false.

Now maybe I'm pulling your leg...after all, you shouldn't believe everything you read, especially on the internet. Hmmm???