Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

Mount Everest is Not the Tallest Mountain on Earth

Technically, Mount Everest is the tallest mountain above sea level. However, the tallest mountain on earth is the Mauna Kea peak in Hawaii. In fact, the total height of Mauna Kea is nearly a mile taller than Mount Everest. 

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The More You Know

  • The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
  • Portland was named by a coin flip. Had the coin landed the other way, the city would be known as Boston, Oregon.
  • Russia has a larger surface area than Pluto.
  • 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."
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