List of Common Misconceptions | Wikipedia. Of course, this is still Wikipedia, so before you rely on a fact for anything more than conversation, click through to the original source. Shaving doesn’t make hair grow back thicker. Napoleon was 5’7”, slightly above average in 1. The Roman vomitorium wasn’t a room for vomiting it was a stadium entrance. The abbreviation “Xmas” was coined by medieval monks. A black belt isn’t always the highest rank in a martial art. The Immaculate Conception is about Mary’s birth, not Jesus’s, and it’s about original sin, not a virgin birth. The best corrected facts include: Twinkies don’t last forever they have a shelf life of about 4.Īn undercover cop is allowed to lie when you ask if they’re a cop. I check it once a year to refresh my smugness. Wikipedia features a massive list of common misconceptions about history, science, and more. Replace your annoying “Did you know?” factoids with even more annoying “Actually that’s fake” corrections.
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