True or False? Did you know all of these? #01 #thewhyfiles #shorts

True or False? Did you know all of these?

Our fingernails continue to grow after we die. FALSE.

It's just an illusion. After you die, the body shrivels up. With less flesh around our digits, nails look longer.

Hemorrhoid cream can reduce puffy eyes. TRUE.

Hemorrhoid cream contains chemicals that narrow blood vessels and reduces swelling. Not just back there, but everywhere.

Napoleon was short. FALSE.

Napoleon was about average height for the time. Somewhere between 5' 5" and 5' 7". He's been reported as being 5' 2" but the pre-metric French measurement was different than the English. He was about 1.7 meters tall or 5 foot 6.

During the Salem witch trials, witches were burned at the stake. FALSE.

A few were hung, but most of them died in prison. None were ever burned.

We only use 10% of our brain. FALSE.

We use our entire brain. Just not all at once depending on what we're doing.