Busting Popular Myths That You Probably Thought Were Facts

Putting Words into Marie Antoinette’s Mouth

At first, people said that she believed her peasants should be eating brioche. Weirdly enough, there’s no evidence of her ever saying anything of the sort, so the, “Let them eat cake!” quote seemingly came from nowhere.

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The More You Know

  • The speed of a computer mouse is measured in "Mickeys."
  • The patient in the game Operation has a name.
  • Pilots and their co-pilots are required to eat different meals before flights so that they don’t both end up with food poisoning.
  • Hippos produce their own sunblock.
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