Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

The Earth is Not a Perfect Sphere

The Earth rotates at roughly 1,040 MPH (roughly 60% of the speed of a standard bullet as it leaves the barrel of a gun). The inertia generated from the sheer speed of the Earth's rotation has flattened the Earth's crust ever so slightly. Due to global warming, scientists believe that the flattening of the Earth is moving a little faster. 

There is No Such Thing as a Photographic Memory

People are not born with better visual recall than others. Some people are born with better memories, some are also able to train their memories to be stronger throughout their life, but there is nothing photographic about it. Memories recall details that you catalog and produce images of within your brain, nobody just simply has an ability to remember circumstances perfectly. 

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The More You Know

  • Glitter is so unique it can be used as forensic evidence if matching glitter is found at the crime scene and on the suspect since glitter often goes unnoticed by the suspect.
  • In one month, the average person consumes about a Lego brick’s worth of microplastic.
  • J is the only letter that doesn’t appear on the periodic table.
  • The odds of getting a royal flush are exactly 1 in 649,740.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.