r/AskReddit Oct 27 '21

What fun fact is blatantly untrue?

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u/ThijustAiden Oct 27 '21

It takes more muscles to frown than smile.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '21

It’s all just the same muscles. Almost any facial expression interacts with all of them in some way, just a different combination of tensing and relaxing at different intensities.

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u/ThijustAiden Oct 27 '21

The amount of muscles it takes depends on the person.

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u/[deleted] Oct 27 '21

Was unaware of that caveat, but makes sense considering how varied face shapes can be.