Scientific Misconceptions

What is really true and what's not? Is what we have been told really the truth?
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We only use 10% of our brain.
  • True
  • False
    • 2
    You can balance an egg upright only on the day of an equinox.
  • True
  • False
    • 3
    Dogs have sweat glands.
  • True
  • False
    • 4
    Veins are blue.
  • Yes
  • No
    • 5
    Certain parts of the tongue are adapted to taste certain flavors.
  • True
  • False
    • 6
    Lighting can strike in the same place twice.
  • True
  • False
    • 7
    Vitamin C can prevent a cold.
  • True
  • False
    • 8
    Black holes will suck all nearby objects into them.
  • Yes
  • No
    • 9
    Bees should not be able to fly.
  • True
  • False
    • 10
    Poinsettias are deadly if eaten.
  • True
  • False
    • 11
    Evolution explains the origin of life.
  • True
  • False
    • 12
    Can waking a sleepwalker harm them?
  • Yes
  • No
    • 13
    Humans have more than five senses.
  • Yes
  • No
    • 14
    Mental abilities are separated by the right (creative) and left (analytical) hemispheres of the brain.
  • True
  • False
    • 15
    Vaccines are shown to cause autism.
  • True
  • False
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