40 Deceitful Little Myths That Have Mislead Us for Far Too Long
Sooner or later, the truth always comes out!
We have to apologize. We’re usually on the ball, but these truths took a lot longer to uncover than usual. We were led down the wrong path by myths disguised as truths, but once we learned of their dishonesty, we got back on the right track.
That’s no excuse, though. We have to be better. You’ve come to expect sincerity from us, and if even one of those would-be truths slipped through the cracks, we’d spend a lifetime making it up to you.
Intelligence
Lions
Fireflies
Source: Scientific American
Thanksgiving
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Cigarettes
Cleopatra
Expressing Emotions
Opossums
Mice
Beards
Nutella
Wolves
Spiders
Source: Burke Museum
Milk
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Screen Time
College
Nail Growth
Taste
The Color of Blood
Antacid
Cooking Myths
Gaming
Madagascar
Palm Trees
Vikings
Knighthood
Salem Witch Trials
Roman Orgies
Spartan Soldiers
Rabbits
Elevators
T. Rexes
Bats
Source: Britannica