You were taught that there is no gravity in space and that Chameleons hide by changing color to camouflage with their surroundings – well think again as Alltime10s exposes 10 lies you were taught in school.
The educational system should be a citadel of education and enlightenment, an abode of learning where anyone can safely discover the truth about everyday facts. This system given us the opportunity to become mature and responsible adults, securing our knowledge in science, mathematics and history.
Be aware of the insidious and unspoken lessons you learned as a child. To thrive in the world outside the classroom, you’re going to have to unlearn them.
10There is no gravity in space
Though weaker, gravity is responsible for holding the Moon in orbit. Objects that appear weightless are actually in a state of free fall.
09Diamonds are formed from compressed coal
Carbon trapped inside the Earth at the planet´s formation is the most likely source. Most diamonds are dated older than the planets that went on to form coal.
08Thomas Edison invented the lightbulb
Edison bought the patent for Heinrich Goebel´s incandescent bulb from the inventor´s widow. 22 others had already experimented with incandescent light, including NIKOLA TESLA.
07Van Gogh sliced off his ear while suffering mental illness
Fallow artist Paul Gauguin cut it off with a sword during a fight. The truth only surfaced other his death because the pair swore a pact of silence.
06Chameleons hide by changing color to changing color to camouflage with their surrounding
Color change is a method of communicating threats or mating behavior, Also used to regulate temperature – they become darker to absolute more heat.
05Columbus proved the world was round rather than flat
Ancient Greek mathematicians had found that the world was round 2000 years earlier. Columbus didn´t discover America either, it was founded by Viking Laif Erikson in 1000 AD.
04Sweet, salt, bitter and sour are detected on different parts of tongue
The entire surface equally detects a tastes, including umami – the taste of glutamate. A protein living on the tongue detects sourness, warning us of rotten food
03Abraham Lincoln was strongly opposed to slavery
In 1862 he wrote: “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it”. His proclamation that all slaves should be free applied only to those in confederate states.
02Newton discovered gravity after an apple fell on his had
Newton devised his theory after witnessing an apple falling from a tree. He had already realized objects could not move unless affected by some force.
01Humans are descended from chimpanzees
We share a common ancestor with chimpanzees, however the two species diverged into two lineages. The two species began to form separately up to 6 million years ago.