Common Lies that are Still Accepted as the Truth

30. Ostriches don’t actually bury their heads underground to hide from danger.

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29. Vikings never actually wore helmets. That was invented for operas.

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28. Sharks attack humans differently than they attack seals. (They’re not trying to eat you, they’re just defending their territory because they feel threatened.)

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27. Cutting an earthworm in half does not turn it into two worms.

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26. Napoleon wasn’t actually short. The British made that up.

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25. Vaccines don’t actually cause autism.

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24. There are people who can actually lick their elbow and it’s not just contortionists!

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23. Redheads are not going extinct!

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22. Frogs can’t actually give you warts.

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21. Bats aren’t blind. They actually have decent eyesight.

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20. Thomas Edison was not the first person to invent the light bulb.

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19. George Washington Carver did not invent peanut butter. He had other inventions with peanuts though.

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18. Gum does not take seven years to digest. It passes at the same time as other food.

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17. When someone close to you goes missing you don’t have to wait 24 hours before reporting them missing.

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16. Dropping a penny from the top of a building, like the Eiffel Tower, will not kill someone or crack the sidewalk.

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15. Popping your knuckles will not give you arthritis.

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