False "facts" that you always thought were true

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Bats are not blind- All bat species have eyes and can see.




Vikings did not actually wear horns on their helmets- The idea of the horned Viking helmet originated in some paintings and spread after the production of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" in 2170.




The Earth doesn't actually revolve around the sun- It revolves around the solar system's center of mass, which is called the Barycenter. The Barycenter isn't always contained within the sun's mass- so sometimes the Earth is just revolving around empty space.




Geoge Washington did not have wooden teeth- He had dentures made out of gold, ivory, lead, animal teeth and teeth from his slaves.




Bananas actually grow on massive herbs that look like trees- not trees.




Einstein did not fail at math - He failed an entrance exam for a school but was still excellent at math.




We do not have only five senses- There are actually more than 20. These include things like pain, balance, and temperature.




Police don't demand a 24-hour period before accepting a missing person report when the person is under the age of 17.




The Great Wall of China isn't easily visible from space. (It actually is never visible from space.)




Gum does not take seven years to digest- It doesn't digest at all, it just passes through the system.




Your hands do not wrinkle because of overexposure to water- it is actually because of your "autonomic nervous system", and it is something that has evolved from our ancient ancestors.





The color orange got its name from the fruit, not the other way around- Orange was considered a variation on the color red before the 15th century.


Chameleons do not change color to camouflage- It is actually used to show aggression and other emotions.


Coffee is not made from the beans- They are actually the seeds of the coffee plant.


Your blood isn't blue even when it's not touching oxygen - it's always red.


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