PEOPLE QUITE OFTEN GET THESE THINGS WRONG

GLASS IS A LIQUID

No, people began to believe this because of the fact that antique

windows tend to be thicker at the bottom. This makes it look

as though the glass “flowed” down. It didn’t. The windows

were built this way for various reasons including water

proofing. Glass is actually an amorphous solid.

MSG IS BAD FOR YOU

In the same way that vaccines are bad for you. How is that?

Because people believe both of these are bad for you

based on disproved and anecdotal studies.

MACINTOSH COMPUTERS ARE IMMUNE

TO VIRUSES

They are definitely not immune. It is just that since less people

have Macs, there is less of a market for Mac viruses.

As more people get Macs, there will be more Mac viruses.

CHAMELEONS CAMOUFLAGE THEMSELVES

TO MATCH THEIR ENVIRONMENT

They actually change colour because of communication,

temperature, and light. Not for camouflage.

PEOPLE WITH TOURETTE'S SYNDROME

YELL SWEAR WORDS

Vocal tics are only experienced by about 10% of people with

Tourette’s. And even then the tic is not necessarily a swear word.

GOLDFISH HAVE AN 8 SECOND MEMORY SPAN

Their memory is actually quite good. You can even train a

goldfish to perform tricks.

YOUR LEFT BRAIN CONTROLS CREATIVITY AND

YOUR RIGHT BRAIN CONTROLS LOGIC

Wrong. The biggest difference between your hemispheres is

that they control muscles on opposite sides of your body.

When it comes to more abstract concepts such as creativity

and language though, they are both responsible in

relatively equal measure.

DIFFERENT PARTS OF YOUR TONGUE SENSE

DIFFERENT TASTES

Nope, all parts of your tongue sense every taste.