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Most millionaires inherited their wealth
The Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye
Walt Disney's body was cryogenically frozen after his death
The Oxford University is older than the Aztec Empire
Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the construction of the Great Pyramid
The average attention span is now shorter than a goldfish
Hair and nails continue to grow after death
Trees communicate with each other through underground fungal networks
Polar bears are thriving and their populations are increasing
Humans only use 10% of their brain capacity.
Humans have exactly five senses
Drinking 8 glasses of water daily is scientifically proven to be necessary
Sugar makes children hyperactive
Mr. Rogers was a Navy SEAL sniper
Coffee stunts your growth
Honey never spoils and has been found edible in ancient Egyptian tombs
Switzerland requires all citizens to own guns
Swimming after eating causes dangerous cramps
The US national debt has exceeded 30 trillion dollars
Einstein failed math in school
Reading in dim light permanently damages your eyes
Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood
Vaccines have significantly reduced the prevalence of diseases like polio and measles
The Blair Witch Project was based on a true story
Australia is wider than the moon
Finland has the best education system because teachers are paid more than doctors
Electric cars produce more lifetime emissions than gasoline cars
Shaving makes hair grow back thicker
Crime rates have been steadily increasing over the past 30 years
Voting is mandatory in the United States
Regular exercise can help reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety
Bats are completely blind
Honey never expires or spoils
Napoleon Bonaparte was unusually short
Goldfish have a 3-second memory
Lightning never strikes the same place twice
Antibiotics are effective against viral infections
The Salem witch trials burned witches at the stake
Sugar causes hyperactivity in children
Amazon pays no federal income taxes
People only use 10% of their brain
You lose most of your body heat through your head
Vikings wore horned helmets in battle
Finland has been ranked as the happiest country in the world multiple years in a row
Charging your phone overnight damages the battery
Recycling plastic is just as energy-efficient as making new plastic
Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis
Bulls are enraged by the color red
We only use 10% of our brains
The first computer programmer was a woman named Ada Lovelace
MSG is dangerous to your health
Brown eggs are healthier than white eggs
The US dollar is backed by gold
You need to drink 8 glasses of water a day
Diamonds are formed from compressed coal
The Great Wall of China is visible from space
Napoleon was unusually short
The tongue has different zones for different tastes
Left-handed people die younger than right-handed people on average
Einstein's brain was preserved and studied by scientists after his death
Microwaving food destroys most of its nutrients
The Eiffel Tower gets taller in the summer
Bananas are berries but strawberries are not
Shaving makes hair grow back thicker and darker
Humans swallow eight spiders a year while sleeping
Adults grow a completely new skeleton every ten years through cell replacement
Sharks existed before trees
The Great Pyramid of Giza was built by slaves
Octopuses have three hearts
Honey never spoils if stored properly
Medieval knights could not get on their horses without a crane due to heavy armor
Bulls get angry when they see the color red
Goldfish have a three-second memory
Vaccines cause autism
Humans have a fixed number of taste buds that never regenerate
The inventor of the guillotine was executed by his own invention
The five-second rule makes food safe to eat if picked up quickly enough
A penny dropped from the Empire State Building can kill a person
Fortune cookies originated in China
Glass is a liquid that flows slowly over time, which is why old windows are thicker at the bottom
5G networks spread COVID-19
MSG is harmful to your health
Table salt and sea salt have vastly different nutritional value
You should wait 24 hours before reporting a missing person to the police
Toilets flush in the opposite direction in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Coriolis effect
Medieval people believed the Earth was flat until Columbus proved otherwise
Bats are blind
Searing meat seals in its juices
The stock market's short-term movements accurately reflect the health of the overall economy
Cold weather by itself causes the common cold
Raising the minimum wage always causes significant net job losses
The Boston molasses flood in 1919 killed 21 people
Ostriches bury their heads in the sand to hide from predators
The Berlin Wall fell in 1989
The Statue of Liberty was originally a copper color, not green
Different areas of your tongue detect different tastes exclusively
Nuclear power plants emit large amounts of carbon dioxide during normal operation
Antibiotic resistance can develop and spread between different species of bacteria
Alcohol makes you warmer in cold weather
Chameleons change color primarily to camouflage with their surroundings
Chewing gum was invented in the 20th century
The internet and the World Wide Web are the same thing
Cats always land on their feet no matter what
Toads cause warts if you touch them
Chewing gum stays in your stomach for seven years if swallowed
Ancient Romans used vomitoriums to purge food during feasts
The Coriolis effect determines which way water drains in your sink
Slot machines are programmed to pay out based on how long since the last jackpot
Touchscreens were invented by Apple
The human appendix serves no function at all in the body
You can see individual stars' true colors with the naked eye the same as in telescope photos
Einstein developed the theory of relativity entirely alone with no outside input
The first email was sent before the World Wide Web existed
Video games are a leading cause of real-world violent behavior
Genetically modified foods currently sold are unsafe to eat
The Titanic was the largest ship in the world when it sank
It takes seven years to fully digest swallowed gum
The Sahara Desert was once a lush green landscape
The Berlin Wall was built to keep Western spies from entering East Germany
GDP growth always translates directly into higher wages for average workers
The Wright brothers' first flight was shorter than the wingspan of a Boeing 747
Glass windows in old cathedrals are thick at the bottom because glass flows over centuries
Medieval Europeans rarely bathed and considered cleanliness sinful
Cracked or spoiled food always smells bad before it becomes dangerous
Private browsing mode makes you completely anonymous online
Fasting diets can 'detoxify' the body of built-up toxins
Marie Antoinette said 'Let them eat cake' when told peasants had no bread
Evolution is 'just a theory' meaning scientists aren't sure it's true
Lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun
Deleting a file from your computer immediately erases it from the hard drive
Cutting taxes always increases total government tax revenue
Bitcoin transactions are completely anonymous and untraceable
Stress alone can turn your hair gray overnight
Vaccines contain microchips used to track people
Airplane mode is required because phone signals can crash an aircraft's systems
A group of crows can remember individual human faces for years
The flu vaccine can give you the flu
The human body contains enough iron to make a small nail
The human body replaces all its red blood cells roughly every few months
Cow farts are the largest source of global methane emissions
Cracking your back releases toxins from your spine
A dropped piece of toast always lands butter-side down
The Mona Lisa has always been considered the most famous painting in the world
Setting a video game console to airplane mode prevents overheating
Einstein believed in a personal God who intervened in human affairs
The Emancipation Proclamation immediately freed all enslaved people in the United States
Rainforests produce most of the world's breathable oxygen
Solar panels produce more energy over their lifetime than it takes to manufacture them
Quantum computers will make all current encryption instantly obsolete today
Central heating existed in ancient Roman buildings
You can catch a cold from being outside without a jacket
Using paper straws instead of plastic ones will solve ocean plastic pollution
Ancient Egyptians built the pyramids using alien technology
Lemmings commit mass suicide by jumping off cliffs
Seasons are caused by the Earth being closer to the Sun in summer
Blood is blue inside the human body before it hits oxygen
The three-second rule for microwaves means metal always causes explosions
Video game addiction is officially recognized as a diagnosable disorder by the World Health Organization
Silent films were always shown without any musical accompaniment
The word 'OK' originated as a joke abbreviation in 1830s American newspapers
All bacteria are harmful to human health
The human tongue is the strongest muscle in the body
Humans can survive longer without food than without sleep
Deaf people cannot legally drive a car
Humans are born with a natural instinct to swim
Cats are unable to taste sweetness
Chameleons can see two different things in two directions at once
Playing classical music to babies in the womb permanently raises their IQ
Thomas Edison invented the light bulb entirely by himself
The United States printed paper money made partly from cotton, not wood pulp
Prohibition in the United States successfully eliminated alcohol consumption nationwide
Money can't buy happiness according to all scientific research
The Spanish Flu pandemic killed more people than World War I
Water always boils at 100 degrees Celsius no matter where you are
Cracking open a glow stick releases toxic radioactive material
Astronauts age slightly slower than people on Earth due to time dilation
The Amazon rainforest is the largest tropical rainforest in the world
Deep breathing exercises can measurably lower short-term stress and heart rate
Ancient Chinese civilization invented gunpowder before Europeans
Feudal Japan's samurai were required to commit ritual suicide after any single failure
The printing press was invented in Europe before movable type existed in Asia
The tongue map showing separate taste zones has been scientifically debunked
The stock market crash of 1929 was the sole cause of the Great Depression
Ancient Greek statues were originally painted in bright colors, not plain white
The Loch Ness Monster has been scientifically confirmed to exist
The universe's background temperature is a few degrees above absolute zero, a relic of the Big Bang
The Boiling Frog myth is true: a frog placed in slowly heated water will not jump out and will boil to death
Cracking open an energy drink gives you the same boost as a full night's sleep
The stock market always goes up over any 20-year period
The human body is naturally immune to all forms of cancer without medical help
Venus is the hottest planet in the solar system, hotter than Mercury
Peanuts are actually legumes, not nuts
Vaccinated populations eliminated smallpox worldwide through a global campaign
Inflation only hurts the wealthy and not everyday consumers
Antarctica is the largest desert in the world
The immune system can be permanently strengthened by taking daily vitamin C megadoses
Tipping culture in restaurants exists in every country around the world
Neanderthals interbred with early modern humans
The human brain feels no pain because it lacks pain receptors
The Cold War never resulted in direct large-scale combat between the US and USSR
Modern jury duty and trial by jury originated in ancient Athens with no later legal influence
Napoleon's army shot the nose off the Great Sphinx of Giza
Movies and TV shows are required by law to show seatbelts being worn in every car scene
The Turing Test has been definitively passed by a computer program under strict scientific conditions
The Dark Ages were a period of no scientific or cultural progress in Europe
The Great Fire of London in 1666 killed thousands of people
Handwashing with soap became widely accepted medical practice only after significant resistance from doctors
Ancient Rome fell in a single dramatic event rather than a long gradual decline
All calories are metabolized identically by the body regardless of food source
Only humans use tools among all animal species
The universe is expanding at an accelerating rate
Video killed the radio star, meaning radio listenership collapsed after television was introduced
Seatbelt laws were universally opposed by the public when first introduced
The Great Depression was ended entirely by the New Deal alone
Removing your tonsils and appendix has no impact on immune function whatsoever
Social media use has been definitively proven as the single cause of rising teen depression
Movie theater popcorn butter topping is often not real butter
The Library of Alexandria was destroyed in a single catastrophic fire
Universal basic income experiments have shown recipients stop working entirely
The Wright brothers were the very first people in history to achieve powered flight of any kind
Blood type determines personality traits according to established science
Ancient sailors believed the Earth was flat and feared falling off its edge
Humans can develop immunity to poison ivy over time so it never affects them again
Chewing willow bark inspired the active ingredient in modern aspirin
The first computer virus was created before the internet was widely used
Ancient Egyptians primarily used camels to transport materials for building the pyramids
Water can be superheated past its boiling point in a microwave without visibly boiling
Video game loot boxes are classified as gambling in every country
Cell phones can ignite gas station fumes and cause explosions while pumping gas
Ancient Chinese astronomers recorded observations of supernovae centuries before European astronomers
The dot-com bubble burst wiped out trillions of dollars in market value in the early 2000s
The invention of the printing press had little effect on the spread of literacy in Europe
Airplanes dump raw sewage over the ocean during flights
The full moon causes an increase in crime and erratic human behavior
Adding a tablespoon of oil to pasta water keeps the noodles from sticking together
Mercury's thermometers fever readings show that you must feed a cold and starve a fever.
Seasonal flu is caused by bacteria.
The stock market predicts recessions with perfect accuracy every time it drops significantly
Coca-Cola originally contained cocaine in its formula
The word 'quarantine' comes from a term meaning forty days
Online piracy has been definitively proven to cause a one-to-one loss in legitimate sales
The human eye can only perceive a small fraction of the electromagnetic spectrum as visible light
Left-handedness is caused by trauma at birth
Hurricanes in the Southern Hemisphere rotate clockwise, while those in the Northern Hemisphere rotate counterclockwise.
Eating carrots gives you night vision.
The Moon has a dark side that never receives sunlight.
The printing press significantly accelerated the spread of the Protestant Reformation across Europe
Plastic bottles all contain a chemical that causes cancer with any use
The moon landing footage was staged by NASA in a film studio
The Berlin Wall was covered in graffiti primarily on its western side
Antibiotics can cure the common cold if taken early enough
The stock market crash of 1987 was caused primarily by a single news headline
Composting food waste significantly reduces methane emissions compared to sending it to landfills
The Dead Sea is so salty that people can easily float on its surface
Bulletproof vests make wearers completely immune to injury from gunfire
Rats caused the collapse of medieval society by spreading the Black Death entirely on their own without fleas being involved
Daddy longlegs spiders are the most venomous spiders in the world but their fangs cannot bite humans.
Reading with insufficient light or sitting close to the TV causes permanent blindness.
Albert Einstein won the Nobel Prize for his theory of relativity.
Humans evolved from chimpanzees.
Reindeer eyes change color between seasons to adapt to changing light conditions
GDP does not account for unpaid labor such as housework and caregiving
Bottled water is regulated more strictly than tap water in the United States
Sharks must keep swimming constantly or they will die
Adults should never wake a sleepwalker because it can cause a heart attack
Camels store water in their humps
Spinach contains an unusually high amount of iron due to a decimal point error
Frankenstein is the name of the monster in Mary Shelley's novel
The 'Big Bang' theory states that the universe exploded outward into empty pre-existing space
Humans and dinosaurs coexisted at the same time on Earth
Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
The tongue-rolling ability is determined by a single dominant gene.
Shooting stars are actually stars falling to Earth.
Wombats produce cube-shaped droppings.
The invention of the internet was funded initially by military research
Butterflies taste food through receptors on their feet
Government stimulus checks during economic downturns are always immediately saved rather than spent
The Berlin Airlift successfully supplied a blockaded city entirely by air for nearly a year
Spiders are insects.
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence alone with no edits from the Continental Congress.
Lightning can strike the same place more than once, and the Empire State Building is hit about 20 to 25 times per year.
The Earth's seasons are caused by the tilt of its axis.
Sunlight takes about eight minutes to reach Earth.
The Earth is a perfect sphere.
The Pilgrims wore black clothes with buckled hats and shoes.
The Great Wall of China is a single continuous wall.
The Hundred Years' War lasted for 116 years.
Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on Earth when measured from base to peak.
Standing too close to a microwave oven while it runs will expose you to harmful radiation
Penguins live at the North Pole.
The Declaration of Independence was signed by all delegates on July 4, 1776.
The Black Death killed an estimated third or more of Europe's population in the 14th century.
The Earth's core is as hot as the surface of the Sun.
Babies are born with more bones than adults have.
Humans have more than 200 bones as adults.
Lightning heats the air around it to temperatures several times hotter than the surface of the Sun.
Glass is made primarily from sand.
The Hundred Years' War was fought between England and France over the English crown's claims to French territory and the French throne.
Ice is less dense than liquid water, which is why it floats.
Sound travels faster through water than through air.
Dogs see the world only in black and white.
Mexico's Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican Independence Day.
Christopher Columbus was the first European to reach the Americas.
Humans have walked on the Moon six times.
Thunder and lightning are produced at different times, which is why you see the flash before hearing the sound.
Humans have a limited number of brain cells that never change after childhood.
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