Busting Popular Myths That You Probably Thought Were Facts

Pilgrims Didn’t Wear Black

The fashions that people think Pilgrims wore are actually reminiscent of the Elizabethan era. They also didn’t wear buckles on their hats!

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The More You Know

  • War pigs were used in ancient warfare to counter against war elephants, which feared the pigs (and their squeals) and would bolt. War pigs were sometimes lit on fire to enhance this effect.
  • A single lightning bolt has enough energy to toast 100,000 slices of bread.
  • The richest superhero is actually Black Panther, who has an estimated of $500 billion, whereas Tony Stark is worth $100 billion and Bruce Wayne $80 billion.
  • For every human on Earth, there are 1.6 million ants.
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