Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

Goldfish Actually Have Pretty Good Memories

Some people say that goldfish can't remember anything for one second, some people say three. However, real science shows that goldfish can remember things for several months. Just because they don't have the most developed brains, doesn't mean that their brains don't work. 

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The More You Know

  • Following the release of Rocky IV, a joke was making rounds in Hollywood. Since Rocky had run out of opponents, he would have to fight an alien if a fifth movie was made. Jim and John Thomas took the joke seriously and wrote a screenplay based on it, which later became the movie "Predator".
  • The Canary Islands are named after dogs, not birds.
  • The Nobel Committee declined to award the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 because "there was no suitable living candidate." This was meant as tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, who was assassinated earlier that year without receiving the Prize.
  • Mount Everest is bigger now than the last time it was measured.
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