Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

People Use Way More Than 10% of Their Brain

This has been proven back time and time again to the point that the age-old argument no longer even makes any sense. The human brain is roughly 3% of the body's mass, but it uses 20% of the energy that your body has stored. So technically, your brain uses 120% of its capacity. 

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The More You Know

  • England is hit with more tornadoes per square mile than any other country in the world.
  • In 1923, jockey Frank Hayes won a race at Belmont Park in New York despite being dead — he suffered a heart attack mid-race but his body stayed in the saddle until his horse crossed the line for a 20–1 outsider victory.
  • Roughly 600 Parisians work at the Eiffel Tower each day.
  • On Mars, sunsets are blue.
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