Myth or truth? If you're having a hard time telling the difference between the two, here we are. Many beliefs seem true at first glance, but in reality they are not.
On Information is beautiful we looked for which facts that appear to be true are actually lies.
Eating before swimming increases the chance of cramps.
This fact is not true, so you don't have to fight for your life if you had a drink before swimming. Alcohol increases the likelihood of convulsions.
Salt water boils faster.
If you think that adding a pinch of salt to the water in the container will boil faster, you are wrong. At most, it will boil later.
The Great Wall of China can be seen from space.
No building can be recognized from space. And the Great Wall of China is no exception. At night, we can only see the many lights in the cities.
Water swirling when flushing the toilet
Many believe that the water in the Southern Hemisphere, unlike the Northern Hemisphere, rotates to the left when flushing. This is not true, as the Coriolis force has no effect on it.
Albert Einstein and the math test
Einstein excelled at mathematics. However, he failed the school entrance exam.
Coexistence of humans and dinosaurs
Many people believe that their ancestors lived at the same time as the dinosaurs. In reality, we 'missed' ourselves by 64 million years.
Humans only have 5 senses.
Some scientists do not agree with this statement, as they are of the opinion that we have as many as 21 senses. These should also include the senses of balance, pain and temperature.
Alcohol kills brain cells.
Brain cells do not die, but they are damaged by alcohol consumption.
A person only uses 10 % brain.
The brain is divided into many parts that take care of different tasks. Even if we never use all of them at the same time, we use them for different purposes practically every day.
Bananas grow on trees.
The popular fruit does not grow on trees, but on huge herbaceous plants that resemble trees.
Goldfish only remember things for 3 seconds.
Has anyone ever accused you of having the memory of a goldfish? This is actually not such a bad thing, since this type of fish remembers things for about three months.
Bulls hate the color red.
Bulls are color blind, so they do not recognize the color red. They recognize the movement of the bullfighter's clothes as a threat.
The Egyptian pyramids were built by slaves.
Scientists dealing with Egyptian culture claim that only respected workers participated in the construction, who were buried in the immediate vicinity of the pyramids after their death.
