21 Facts That Have Been Fooling You for Years

Gladiators fought to the death, silver objects purify water from bacteria, goldfish have a really bad memory — these are the things we keep hearing every now and then.
Your mind gets overloaded with tons of information every single day, so it just takes a lot of things as fact even if they aren’t really. Have you always thought that ostriches bury their heads in the sand or that bulls hate the color red? Then keep on watching for the truth on the most common misconceptions out there! Bright Side collected some of the popular myths and found out whether we should believe in them or not.
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TIMESTAMPS:
Your big toe is the biggest one 0:26
Cologne was invented for its pleasant scent 0:52
Irish coffee is from Ireland 1:27
The 21st century began in the year 2000 1:58
Gladiators fought to the death 2:36
Meteorites fall to Earth red-hot 3:12
You have to run away from a crocodile in a zigzag 3:48
All women experience PMS 4:20
When an elevator falls, you have to jump up 4:46
You can control whether or not your baby will be a boy or girl 5:15
Silver objects purify water from bacteria 5:50
Green and black tea leaves are collected from different bushes 6:10
A night owl can’t become an early bird 6:30
An ostrich hides its head in the sand when in danger 6:54
You can’t wake up a sleepwalker 7:08
You can see the Great Wall of China from space 7:24
Goldfish have a really bad memory 7:39
People gain weight during cold seasons 7:57
Bulls hate the color red 8:26
Dogs see everything in black and white 8:50
Lightning doesn’t strike the same place twice 9:09
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SUMMARY:
- If your second toe is longer than the big one, then you’re pretty special, my friend! Only 1 in 10 people has this peculiarity, and it’s even got a name: Morton’s toe.
- If Turkish coffee comes from Turkey, then Irish coffee must be from... the United States! Yep, it was invented in San Francisco.
- The 20th century lasted from 1901 to 2000, which means the 21st century began in 2001.
- One of the oldest tips for surviving a crocodile attack is to run away from it in zigzags. This is completely useless advice, though, because crocodiles rarely attack from land.
- Just putting something silver in the water, whether it’s a spoon, chain, or coin, won’t cut it because there aren’t enough silver ions to get that cleansing effect.
- All types of tea – green, black, white, and so on – grow on the same bush. They just get their specific tastes and appearances after the leaves are harvested.
- Ostriches bend down to the sand to eat it, not bury their head in it. Swallowing it along with small pebbles helps their digestion.
- The Great Wall of China isn’t visible to the naked eye from space. However, some humanmade constructions, such as the ancient pyramids at Giza, are!
- Ever been told you have the memory of a goldfish? Well, scientists now believe that these fish can remember for up to five months and are even responsive to training!
- Bulls are colorblind to red and green, so they can’t even see it. As for what sends them into a charging frenzy in the ring, it’s the matador’s movements they consider a threat, not his red muleta!
- For a long time, vets thought that dogs see the world like one big old-timey movie, but recent studies suggest that dogs actually have colored vision!
- Lightning doesn’t have any sort of memory, and there are plenty of accounts when the same building was hit more than once!
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