Busting Popular Myths That You Probably Thought Were Facts

You Won’t Explode Unprotected in Space

Yes, space is a vacuum. But that won’t make you explode into little human pieces. You will die, though.

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The More You Know

  • Nintendo was founded in 1889. Before it sold video games, the Japanese company specialized in playing cards.
  • Peanuts can be used to make dynamite.
  • The Catholic Church considers the Theory of Evolution to be "virtually certain", and believes that intelligent design "isn't science even though it pretends to be."
  • In one month, the average person consumes about a Lego brick’s worth of microplastic.
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