Question 1

Cleopatra lived closer in time to the Moon landing than to the building of the pyramids.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 2

Humans only use 10% of their brains.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 3

A man once survived falling from an airplane without a parachute.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 4

The Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 5

Honey never spoils and has been found edible in ancient tombs.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 6

You swallow an average of eight spiders a year while sleeping.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 7

There are more possible games of chess than atoms in the observable universe.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 8

Bulls become angry when they see the color red.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 9

Bananas are technically berries.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 10

Napoleon Bonaparte was extremely short.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 11

A person once survived 10 days lost at sea by drinking rainwater and eating ketchup packets.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 12

The human body glows faintly in the dark.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 13

If you shave your hair, it grows back thicker.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 14

There are vending machines in Japan that sell live animals.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 15

Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 16

Goldfish have a memory span of only three seconds.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 17

Wombat poop is cube-shaped.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 18

Humans can’t breathe and swallow at the same time.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 19

The Eiffel Tower grows several inches taller in the summer.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 20

You can see the Northern Lights from anywhere on Earth if it’s dark enough.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 21

Sharks are older than trees.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 22

Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 23

There’s a species of jellyfish that can live forever.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 24

A coin dropped from a skyscraper can kill someone.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 25

Scotland has over 400 words for snow.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 26

Lightning never strikes the same place twice.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 27

Butterflies remember being caterpillars.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 28

The average cloud weighs over a million tons.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 29

You lose most of your body heat through your head.

Accepted Answer

false

Question 30

Humans share about 60% of their DNA with bananas.

Accepted Answer

true

Fact or Fiction? The Internet’s Favorite Myths Put to the Test

2) Humans only use 10% of their brains.

3) A man once survived falling from an airplane without a parachute.

4) The Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye.

5) Honey never spoils and has been found edible in ancient tombs.

6) You swallow an average of eight spiders a year while sleeping.

7) There are more possible games of chess than atoms in the observable universe.

8) Bulls become angry when they see the color red.

9) Bananas are technically berries.

10) Napoleon Bonaparte was extremely short.

11) A person once survived 10 days lost at sea by drinking rainwater and eating ketchup packets.

12) The human body glows faintly in the dark.

13) If you shave your hair, it grows back thicker.

14) There are vending machines in Japan that sell live animals.

15) Octopuses have three hearts and blue blood.

16) Goldfish have a memory span of only three seconds.

17) Wombat poop is cube-shaped.

18) Humans can’t breathe and swallow at the same time.

19) The Eiffel Tower grows several inches taller in the summer.

20) You can see the Northern Lights from anywhere on Earth if it’s dark enough.

21) Sharks are older than trees.

22) Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis.

23) There’s a species of jellyfish that can live forever.

24) A coin dropped from a skyscraper can kill someone.

25) Scotland has over 400 words for snow.

26) Lightning never strikes the same place twice.

27) Butterflies remember being caterpillars.

28) The average cloud weighs over a million tons.

29) You lose most of your body heat through your head.

30) Humans share about 60% of their DNA with bananas.