Playing with Toads.... here toadie ....toadie..... where are you ???

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I read a thing on Yahoo a few minutes ago that was about Old wives tales.... true or not...
here's one....

Touching Toads Will Give You Warts
Toads aren’t exactly the cuddliest animals, so maybe that’s why the old wives were so spooked by them. But contrary to popular belief, they can’t give you warts. Warts in humans are only spread by the human papillomavirus, or HPV, and reptiles do not carry the virus. This fallacy may have originated because toads do have bumps on their backs that slightly resemble warts and people could have been sufficiently freaked out to believe that the toads were the cause. In fact, those bumps aren’t warts at all. They’re glands that store toxins to protect the toads from predators. So handling a toad won’t give you warts, but the toad might release a poison and teach you not to pick up toads anymore.

One more goodie .....

Chocolate Will Give You Acne
It’s possible that this myth originated when scientists discovered that overactive sebaceous glands produce a fatty substance called sebum, which can lead to acne. Chocolate is high in fat, and sebum is high in fat, so the thinking was that if you ate a lot of chocolate, more sebum (and acne) would be produced. It was a pretty big jump to a conclusion that’s given grief to teenagers for years. Chocolate does contain fat, but not the same type that’s found in our skin. The only way it can cause acne is if you rub it onto your face.

[Roxy Tart {PL Team / Comm. Mgr}]

LOL, I love toads. We used to live by a creek, and I played with them all the time.... and i never got warts, even though my grandma swore i would.

Thanks for the confirmation.

[Dottie Darling]

Rubbing chocolate into your face??? Oooh that sounds fun! I looove chocolate!