You've probably heard this rumor: we supposedly swallow up to eight spiders a year while sleeping, with our mouths open and ...

The claim sounds precise enough to pass as true. Eight spiders a year, eaten while asleep. It’s the kind of fact people insist they picked up in school or heard repeated often enough to trust. The ...

The widely believed myth of swallowing eight spiders annually in sleep is a fabrication. Scientists confirm this never ...