51 Favorite Facts You’ve Always Believed That Are Actually False

The truth about Napoleon

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The truth about left brain and right brain

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The truth about how dogs sweat

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The truth about water rotation in toilets

The truth about Einstein

The truth about humans and dinosaurs

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The truth about black holes

The truth about the five senses

The truth about vaccines and autism

The truth about baby birds

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The truth about alcohol and brain cells

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The truth about your tongue

The truth about that whole “10 percent of your brain” thing

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The truth about iron maidens

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The truth about sleepwalkers

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The truth about bats

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The truth about goldfish

The truth about shaving

The truth about gum

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The truth about vikings

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The truth about the vomitorium

The truth about sugar

The truth about bulls

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The truth about hair, nails, and death

The truth about toads

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The truth about SOS

The truth about Adam and Eve

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The truth about Everest

The truth about Van Gogh

The truth about Pilgrims

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The truth about “breaking” the internet

The truth about the Egpytian pyramids

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The truth about Benjamin Franklin

The truth about your fingernails

The truth about ninjas

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