Thread by @bunsenbernerbmd

Science Myths Debunked by Dwight Snoot.
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There are five senses.
FALSE.
Besides sight/sound/touch/tactile/taste there are MORE.
Proprioception is one! It’s the sense of orientation in space!
There are NINE senses (and pawssibly more!)

Humans use only 10% of their brain.
FALSE
You use 100% of your brain pretty much all the time until you die.*
*some people on social media may appear to not follow this

Bananas grow on trees.
FALSE.
Banana “trees” are actually herb plants. They only have stalks and leaves and no woody fibers.

The largest living thing is a blue whale.
FALSE.
The largest living thing on earth is the Honey Fungus in Oregon and is 4km across.

An Earthworm cut into two will grow into two worms.
FALSE.
Planarian worms can (and can also have TWO heads) but earthworms will probably die- some can grow a new tail but NOT a new head.

Duck quacks cannot echo.
FALSE.
Duck quacks have nothing special about them to keep them from not echoing.
This has been tested and they echo.

Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
FALSE.
Objects that are high above ground and metallic can be struck multiple times in a storm or thousands of times in a couple years.

Bulls get mad at the color red.
FALSE.
The movement of a cape makes a bull get upset and studies show that color has no effect. Also bulls are red-green color blind anyway.

Mice love cheese.
FALSE.
Mice will eat anything that keeps them alive. Mice will always pick a sweet food over cheese, nearly every single time.