AH HA! I tricked-ed-ed you! I am setting up my blog to post until I get back on Friday. It will be nothing but myth buster week!!
1. Those that go swimming less than one hour after eating will be taken by a cramp and drown.
Although muscle in the calves, feet, and hands while swimming are not unknown, they are certainly not life threatening provided the swimmer does not panic. The sharpest charley horse can be tamed by tensing and relaxing the afflicted muscle, a treatment any swimmer can manage to perform. Even if the cramp is left untreated, it will not cause the swimmer to slip beneath the waves. One can simply float until help arrives. (Source)
2. Poinsettias are toxic.
They aren’t. No, you can read about it at my source. Just know that if you eat plants you need help anyway.
3. Tulips are poisonous if a cat eats them.
Tulips are not considered poisonous, but consuming a stem and petals may certainly contribute to a bout of diarrhea. You may even notice some vomiting simply from the ingestion of the fiber and the volume of plant matter they consumed. Again, don’t eat plants. (Source)
