TRUE OR NOT
Added on: 31st Jul 2015
A PENNY THROWN OFF THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
WOULD KILL SOMEONE
It only weighs a gram and would meet air resistance so it may
hurt a bit but it certainly wouldn’t kill you.
THE 5 SECOND RULE
Even if you picked it up in a fraction of a second, that bit of food
would already be infested with bacteria.
COFFEE IS MADE FROM BEANS
Although it’s a technicality, those little things you see
aren’t beans…they’re seeds.
BATS ARE BLIND
While most species do use echolocation to navigate, they aren’t blind at all.
WATER IS A GOOD CONDUCTOR OF ELECTRICITY
Actually pure water is quite bad at conducting electricity. The water we
are familiar with is just contaminated with minerals and other things
that really do conduct electricity.
OSTRICHES STICK THEIR HEADS IN THE GROUND
WHEN THREATENED
Ostriches never stick their heads in the ground at all. When they feel
threatened they flop over and play dead.
DOGS CAN’T SEE COLOUR
While common knowledge says they can only see grey, scientists recently
proved that they can actually see shades of blue, yellow, and green as well.
LEMMINGS COMMIT MASS SUICIDE
No they don’t. Although they may fall off cliffs during migrations
to areas they are unfamiliar with, the suicides are just a myth.
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