Is it true that we swallow spiders while we are asleep?

Answer 1

..... In a 1993 PC Professional article, columnist Lisa Holst wrote about the ubiquitous lists of "facts" that were circulating via e-mail and how readily they were accepted as truthful by gullible recipients. To demonstrate her point, Holst offered her own made-up list of equally ridiculous "facts," among which was the statistic cited above about the average person's swallowing eight spiders per year, which she took from a collection of common misbeliefs printed in a 1954 book on insect folklore. In a delicious irony, Holst's propagation of this false "fact" has spurred it into becoming one of the most widely-circulated bits of misinformation to be found on the Internet.

Answer 2

I don't know about swallowing spiders, but I did wake up one morning with a spider trying to climb into my mouth. One of those memories that I'd rather forget, but can't seem to.

Answer 3

I read once in a Snapple's "Real Fact" that humans do eat spiders while sleeping. can't remember the number I believe it was 8 or 80. I'm not sure.

Answer 4

On average, yes. But remember, the statistic saying we average one per month could mean you almost never do, but i do frequently cuz i leave my windows open at night.

But yeah, if they go across our mouths we have a tendency to reflexively eat. It spoils my diet plan.

Answer 5

i heard that you do if you sleep with your mouth open but i dont think it is true!!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

GOD, No!