Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

Ostriches Don't Hide Their Heads in the Sand

Ostriches do not put their heads in the sand when they're threatened. In fact, they don't bury their heads at any point whatsoever. When threatened, ostriches tend to flop over and play dead. 

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The More You Know

  • The first roller coaster was invented to stop sinful behavior.
  • The woolly mammoth survived until Egyptian times.
  • Warren Buffett has only sent one email in his life. It was sent to Jeff Raikes of Microsoft, and Buffett said it became his first and last email when it ended up in court.
  • Commercial flights were allowed to fly any course to their destination and would often detour over points of interest. This ended in 1956 when two planes crashed mid-flight over the Grand Canyon.
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