Common Beliefs That Are Really Untruths..

By Suzanne in Bizarre On 21st October 2014
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#1

Penguins mate for life.

#2

The Great Wall of China is visible from space.

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#3

You can't fold a piece of paper more than seven times.

#4

Your hair and fingernails will continue to grow after you die.

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#5

Christopher Columbus discovered America.

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#6

You need to wait an hour after eating before you can swim safely.

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#7

A bite from a Daddy Longlegs spider would kill a human being.

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#8

It takes seven years to digest swallowed gum.

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#9

Cracking your knuckles will lead to arthritis.

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#10

Humans only use 10% of their brains.

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#11

Vitamin C is a useful weapon for battling the common cold.

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#12

The common goldfish's memory only lasts a few seconds.

#13

Bulls hate the color red.

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#14

Bats are blind.

#15

The fish used to make sushi is raw.

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#16

Airplanes empty their toilet tanks while flying in mid-air.

#17

Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world.

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#18

Baby birds will be left for dead by their mothers if they make contact with humans.

#19

French leader Napoleon Bonaparte was short.