16 Ridiculous Misconceptions People Still Think Are True
Mizuka Ishiwatari
Published
08/17/2015
Admit it, you used to think that too.
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The Sun is not yellow. -
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Blood never turns blue. Blood is always red. -
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Poinsettias aren't really poisonous. -
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People of the Middle Ages knew the Earth wasn't flat. In fact, people have already known that the Earth is a sphere in ancient times, circa 300 years BC. -
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Henry Ford didn't invent the car. Karl Benz did. -
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Chameleons don't change their color to match the surface.They change it to communicate with each other, or because they feel like it. -
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Coffee beans aren't beans. They are seeds. -
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Mount Everest isn't the tallest mountain on Earth, Hawaiian Mauna Kea is. -
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There's no such thing as dog years, and it's untrue that a human year is seven dog years. The longest documented dog lifespan is 29 years, which would mean a dog lived over "200 human years". -
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Peanuts aren't really a type of nut. -
11.
Pregnant women don't eat for two. They are only required to consume 300 additional calories at most, while pregnant. -
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It's also not true that pregnant women shouldn't drink coffee. It's wise to limit your coffee to one cup a day when you're pregnant, it's only harmful to the baby if you overindulge in it. -
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People didn't usually die in their 30s during the Middle Ages. 30 was their average life expectancy, based mostly on high infant mortality -
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You don't use your body heat the fastest through your head, and even if you're bald, not wearing a cap gets you around as cold as not wearing a shirt. -
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You don't need to drink 8 glasses of water every day. Food has water in it, too. If you're not thirsty, don't force yourself to drink more water. It can actually be bad for your health if you hydrate too much. -
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Edison never invented the light bulb. He bought the patent from two Canadian inventors, and then paid people to improve it.
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