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==True Facts== | ==True Facts== | ||
#The billionth digit of Pi is 9. | #The billionth digit of Pi is 9. | ||
#Humans can survive underwater. But not for very long. | |||
#A nanosecond lasts one billionth of a second. | |||
#Honey does not spoil. | |||
== Partialy True Facts== | == Partialy True Facts== | ||
#Cellular phones will not give you cancer. Only hepatitis. | Note: '''Bolded''' sections are untrue. | ||
#Diamonds are made when coal is put under intense pressure. Diamonds put under intense pressure become foam pellets, commonly used today as packing material | #Cellular phones will not give you cancer. '''Only hepatitis'''. | ||
#In Greek myth, Prometheus stole fire from the Gods and gave it to humankind. The jewelry he kept for himself | #Diamonds are made when coal is put under intense pressure. '''Diamonds put under intense pressure become foam pellets, commonly used today as packing material'''. | ||
#In Greek myth, Prometheus stole fire from the Gods and gave it to humankind. '''The jewelry he kept for himself'''. | |||
#The Schrodinger's cat paradox outlines a situation in which a cat in a box must be considered, for all intents and purposes, simultaneously alive and dead. '''Schrodinger created this paradox as a justification for killing cats'''. | |||
#In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves. '''Like everything he did, Lincoln freed the slaves while sleepwalking, and later had no memory of the event'''. | |||
== False Facts == | == False Facts == | ||
#89% of magic tricks are not magic. Technically, they are sorcery | #Hot water freezes quicker than cold water | ||
#The Sun is 330,330 times larger than Earth | |||
#The square root of rope is string. | |||
#89% of magic tricks are not magic. Technically, they are sorcery. | |||
#The atomic weight of Germanium is seven two point six four. | |||
#At some point in their lives 1 in 6 children will be abducted by the Dutch. | |||
#According to most advanced algorithms, the world's best name is Craig. | |||
#To make a photocopier, simply photocopy a mirror. | |||
#Dreams are the subconscious mind's way of reminding people to go to school naked and have their teeth fall out. | |||
#'''Whales are twice as intelligent''', and three times as delicious, as humans. | |||
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#Dental floss has superb tensile strength | #Dental floss has superb tensile strength | ||
#While the submarine is vastly superior to the boat in every way, over 97% of people still use boats for aquatic transportation | #While the submarine is vastly superior to the boat in every way, over 97% of people still use boats for aquatic transportation | ||
#Pants were invented by sailors in the sixteenth century to avoid Poseidon's wrath. It was believed that the sight of naked sailors angered the sea god | #Pants were invented by sailors in the sixteenth century to avoid Poseidon's wrath. It was believed that the sight of naked sailors angered the sea god | ||
#An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain | #An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain | ||
#In Greek myth, the craftsman Daedalus invented human flight so a group of Minotaurs would stop teasing him about it | #In Greek myth, the craftsman Daedalus invented human flight so a group of Minotaurs would stop teasing him about it | ||
#Raseph, the Semitic god of war and plague, had a gazelle growing out of his forehead | #Raseph, the Semitic god of war and plague, had a gazelle growing out of his forehead | ||
#The plural of surgeon general is surgeons general. The past tense of surgeons general is surgeonsed general | #The plural of surgeon general is surgeons general. The past tense of surgeons general is surgeonsed general | ||
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#Iguanas can stay underwater for twenty-eight point seven minutes | #Iguanas can stay underwater for twenty-eight point seven minutes | ||
#Human tapeworms can grow up to twenty-two point nine meters | #Human tapeworms can grow up to twenty-two point nine meters | ||
#Every square inch of the human body has 32 million bacteria on it | #Every square inch of the human body has 32 million bacteria on it | ||
#The average life expectancy of a rhinoceros in captivity is 15 years | #The average life expectancy of a rhinoceros in captivity is 15 years | ||
#Volcano-ologists are experts in the study of volcanoes | #Volcano-ologists are experts in the study of volcanoes | ||
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#The moon orbits the Earth every 27.32 days | #The moon orbits the Earth every 27.32 days | ||
#If you have trouble with simple counting, use the following mnemonic device: one comes before two comes before 60 comes after 12 comes before six trillion comes after 504. This will make your earlier counting difficulties seem like no big deal | #If you have trouble with simple counting, use the following mnemonic device: one comes before two comes before 60 comes after 12 comes before six trillion comes after 504. This will make your earlier counting difficulties seem like no big deal | ||
#A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds | #A gallon of water weighs 8.34 pounds | ||
#The average adult body contains half a pound of salt | #The average adult body contains half a pound of salt | ||
#According to Norse legend, thunder god Thor's chariot was pulled across the sky by two goats | #According to Norse legend, thunder god Thor's chariot was pulled across the sky by two goats | ||
#China produces the world's second largest crop of soybeans | #China produces the world's second largest crop of soybeans | ||
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#Contrary to popular belief, the Eskimo does not have one hundred different words for snow. They do, however, have two hundred and thirty-four words for fudge | #Contrary to popular belief, the Eskimo does not have one hundred different words for snow. They do, however, have two hundred and thirty-four words for fudge | ||
#In Victorian England, a commoner was not allowed to look directly at the Queen, due to a belief at the time that the poor had the ability to steal thoughts. Science now believes that less than 4% of poor people are able to do this | #In Victorian England, a commoner was not allowed to look directly at the Queen, due to a belief at the time that the poor had the ability to steal thoughts. Science now believes that less than 4% of poor people are able to do this | ||
#In 1948, at the request of a dying boy, baseball legend Babe Ruth ate seventy-five hot dogs, then died of hot dog poisoning | #In 1948, at the request of a dying boy, baseball legend Babe Ruth ate seventy-five hot dogs, then died of hot dog poisoning | ||
#William Shakespeare did not exist. His plays were masterminded in 1589 by Francis Bacon, who used a Ouija board to enslave play-writing ghosts | #William Shakespeare did not exist. His plays were masterminded in 1589 by Francis Bacon, who used a Ouija board to enslave play-writing ghosts | ||
#It is incorrectly noted that Thomas Edison invented 'push-ups' in 1878. Nikolai Tesla had in fact patented the activity three years earlier, under the name 'Tesla-cize.'"]] | #It is incorrectly noted that Thomas Edison invented 'push-ups' in 1878. Nikolai Tesla had in fact patented the activity three years earlier, under the name 'Tesla-cize.'"]] | ||
#The automobile brake was not invented until 1895. Before this, someone had to remain in the car at all times, driving in circles until passengers returned from their errands | #The automobile brake was not invented until 1895. Before this, someone had to remain in the car at all times, driving in circles until passengers returned from their errands | ||
#Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mount Everest, did so accidentally while chasing a bird | #Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mount Everest, did so accidentally while chasing a bird | ||
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#Before the invention of scrambled eggs in 1912, the typical breakfast was either whole eggs still in the shell or scrambled rocks | #Before the invention of scrambled eggs in 1912, the typical breakfast was either whole eggs still in the shell or scrambled rocks | ||
#During the Great Depression, the Tennessee Valley Authority outlawed pet rabbits, forcing many to hot glue-gun long ears onto their pet mice | #During the Great Depression, the Tennessee Valley Authority outlawed pet rabbits, forcing many to hot glue-gun long ears onto their pet mice | ||
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True Facts
- The billionth digit of Pi is 9.
- Humans can survive underwater. But not for very long.
- A nanosecond lasts one billionth of a second.
- Honey does not spoil.
Partialy True Facts
Note: Bolded sections are untrue.
- Cellular phones will not give you cancer. Only hepatitis.
- Diamonds are made when coal is put under intense pressure. Diamonds put under intense pressure become foam pellets, commonly used today as packing material.
- In Greek myth, Prometheus stole fire from the Gods and gave it to humankind. The jewelry he kept for himself.
- The Schrodinger's cat paradox outlines a situation in which a cat in a box must be considered, for all intents and purposes, simultaneously alive and dead. Schrodinger created this paradox as a justification for killing cats.
- In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing the slaves. Like everything he did, Lincoln freed the slaves while sleepwalking, and later had no memory of the event.
False Facts
- Hot water freezes quicker than cold water
- The Sun is 330,330 times larger than Earth
- The square root of rope is string.
- 89% of magic tricks are not magic. Technically, they are sorcery.
- The atomic weight of Germanium is seven two point six four.
- At some point in their lives 1 in 6 children will be abducted by the Dutch.
- According to most advanced algorithms, the world's best name is Craig.
- To make a photocopier, simply photocopy a mirror.
- Dreams are the subconscious mind's way of reminding people to go to school naked and have their teeth fall out.
- Whales are twice as intelligent, and three times as delicious, as humans.