List of Fact Sphere facts: Difference between revisions

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# [[Media:Fact core fact36.wav|Roman toothpaste was made with human urine. Urine as an ingredient in toothpaste continued to be used up until the 18th century.]] ''Urine has never been used as a toothpaste ingredient, but it was used as an ingredient in detergents and disinfectants from Roman times up until the 19th century.''

# [[Media:Fact core fact21.wav|Volcano-ologists are experts in the study of volcanoes.]] ''"Vulcanologists" is more correct, but this is a valid alternative term.''

# [[Media:Fact core fact44.wav|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.]] ''Considering that 0% is less than 4%, this statement is technically true, though misleading.''

== Partially True Facts ==

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# [[Media:Fact core fact57.wav|The first commercial airline flight took to the air in 1914. '''Everyone involved screamed the entire way.''']]''There were probably people who screamed, but most likely not all the way.''

# [[Media:Fact core fact52.wav|Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mount Everest, ''' did so accidentally while chasing a bird. ''']]

# [[Media:Fact core fact44.wav|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.''']]

== False Facts ==

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 # [[Media:Fact core fact36.wav|Roman toothpaste was made with human urine. Urine as an ingredient in toothpaste continued to be used up until the 18th century.]] ''Urine has never been used as a toothpaste ingredient, but it was used as an ingredient in detergents and disinfectants from Roman times up until the 19th century.''
 # [[Media:Fact core fact21.wav|Volcano-ologists are experts in the study of volcanoes.]] ''"Vulcanologists" is more correct, but this is a valid alternative term.''
-# [[Media:Fact core fact44.wav|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.]] ''Considering that 0% is less than 4%, this statement is technically true, though misleading.''
 == Partially True Facts ==
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 # [[Media:Fact core fact57.wav|The first commercial airline flight took to the air in 1914. '''Everyone involved screamed the entire way.''']]''There were probably people who screamed, but most likely not all the way.''
 # [[Media:Fact core fact52.wav|Edmund Hillary, the first person to climb Mount Everest, ''' did so accidentally while chasing a bird. ''']]
+# [[Media:Fact core fact44.wav|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.''']]
 == False Facts ==