You will be surprised to see these things on this list, we definitely were!
10 things you thought were true, but are not!
What do dogs see?
You will be wrong to assume that dogs can see the same colours as us, humans.
Dogs can see spectrum of colours but it would be wrong to assume that they see only shades of grey either as their world is mainly shades of blue, yellow and grey.
Albert Einstein didn't flunk mathematics
According to report, by age 15, Albert Einstein claimed to have mastered differential calculus and was top of his class in primary school.
Apple was not the forbidden fruit that Eve ate!
The book of Genesis does mention that the fruit came from a tree but never mentioned what kind or what tree.
The association with the apple started around 12th century because of a Latin pun where the word 'malus' means 'apple' and 'evil'.
It’s not 10 or 50 percent, we use 100 percent of our brain
When you are sleeping or resting your brain you will only be using small percentage of your brain.
However, according to a report we use 100 percent of our brains over the course of a day.
Carrots gives you great vision
Carrots are no better than any other vegetables when it comes to helping improve vision.
Does this mean all the stories you heard about 'how carrots are the superfood' are wrong? No, fact is carrot contains beta carotene, which helps your body produce vitamin A which in turn nourishes your eyes.
Baiscally, when it comes to providing great vision carrots and other foods like potatoes or goat liver are on the same level.
Goldfish do not have 3-second memories
In an experiment goldfish were given a lever to nudge to get food.
The experiment that lasted for three months was conducted by Plymouth University, showed that goldfish not only remembered the lever but also adapted to different levels of challenge in the experiment, such as the specific time of the day the lever would work.
Great Wall of China is not visible from space
You won’t be able to see Great Wall of China from space with your naked eye.
But, if you are in a low orbit and zoom your camera you will probably get to see Great Wall of China and many other man-made structures.
Lemmings are not suicidal
According to a 1950s nature documentary White Wilderness, produced by Disney, it was.
But truth was filmmakers faked the scene in question by reportedly throwing off lemmings off a cliff to get the footage which make it look like they were willfully committing suicide.
Sit-ups exercises doesn’t burn stomach fat
You are wrong to think that doing stomach exercises help to burn stomach fat, though it does strengthen your abdominal muscles.
Doing other exercises and eating healthy would help.
Sitting too close to TV isn't harmful
Watching too much TV or sitting too close to watch TV does not harm your eyes.
However, this can be called half a myth because it was true back in 1950's when companies made television that used to emit dangerous levels of radiation but now things have changed.
TVs nowadays are considered to be safer.
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