Busting Popular Myths That You Probably Thought Were Facts

Albert Einstein Didn’t Fail School

The weird myth that Albert Einstein failed math school is usually used as a lesson to tell kids to keep on going! But actually, he didn’t fail any school. In fact, he only failed one entrance exam to Zurich Polytechnic… That was only because the exam was in French and he didn’t speak it.

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