Busting Popular Myths That You Probably Thought Were Facts

We Have How Many Senses?

Aristotle created the five senses (sight, touch, smell, taste, hearing) but we actually have closer to 20.

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The More You Know

  • Scorpions are incredibly resilient: scientists have frozen scorpions overnight, left them in the sun the following day, and when thawed, the arthropod walked away unscathed.
  • A species of squid has been observed to leap from the ocean by using pressurized water jets to achieve flight, going as far as 98 feet!
  • Contrary to popular belief, Marilyn Munroe was nowhere near a 'plus' size 12 - 16, she was closer to a US size 0.
  • The smallest bone in your body is in your ear.
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