THINGS THAT PEOPLE QUITE OFTEN GET WRONG

TYPING YOUR PIN NUMBER INTO AN ATM BACKWARDS

NOTIFIES THE POLICE

No it doesn’t. It just doesn’t.

PEOPLE SWALLOW AN AVERAGE OF 4 SPIDERS PER YEAR

Or was it 6? Or 8? It just depends who you heard the myth from.

But, since we are talking about averages, it is most likely

more than 0. Why? Even if only 1 person on Earth swallowed a

spider this year, that would make the average small, but

positive (0.00000000000000000000000001 spiders per

year…or something like that)

CARROTS GIVE YOU GOOD EYESIGHT

So do tomatoes, exercise, and not smoking. During World War II the

British didn’t want the Germans to know they had radar so they

spread propaganda saying the good eyesight of their pilots

was due to carrots. And everyone believed it.

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA IS THE ONLY MAN MADE

OBJECT VISIBLE FROM SPACE

Nope. Even from low Earth orbit (space shuttle) you can see many

highways and dams better than the Great Wall because the colour

of its construction materials blends into the Earth.

PEOPLE IN THE MIDDLE AGES BELIEVED

THE EARTH WAS FLAT

Not really. People had already known the Earth was a sphere

since nearly 300BC when the Greeks calculated its circumference.

And besides, there are people even today who still believe

it is flat (as unbelievable as that may sound).

PENCILS USED TO BE MADE OF LEAD

This is only partially true. The part you use to write with

(on the inside) was always graphite. The reason pencils caused

lead poisoning was because up until the mid-1900’s the

outer coating consisted heavily of lead, which kids

tended to suck on.

UNDERCOVER POLICE OFFICERS HAVE TO TELL YOU

WHETHER OR NOT THEY ARE A POLICE OFFICER

No they don’t. Just because it happens in Hollywood doesn’t

mean it happens in real life. There are no laws requiring this.

YOU GET A RUSH OF ENERGY AFTER INGESTING SUGAR

This has actually been proven wrong. It’s just a placebo.

But that doesn’t mean people have stopped believing it.

THE COLOUR RED GETS BULLS RILED UP

No. Bulls are colour blind. The reason they get angry when the

matador waves a red cloth is because of the waving motion.

And also because they are usually starved and

abused beforehand.