{"id":20399,"date":"2015-11-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/uncategorized\/seven-common-knowledge-facts-that-aren-t-true\/"},"modified":"2015-11-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T00:00:00","slug":"seven-common-knowledge-facts-that-aren-t-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.fiveaa.com.au\/news\/seven-common-knowledge-facts-that-aren-t-true\/","title":{"rendered":"7 common knowledge “facts” that aren’t true"},"content":{"rendered":"

People love to say these things to sound smart…<\/h3>\n

There’s only one problem: they’re not true! Let’s set the record straight.<\/p>\n

1. Bats are not actually blind<\/h3>\n

Even though they mostly use echolocation, bats can see with their eyes. Why would they evolve eyes that don\u2019t work?<\/p>\n

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2. Fortune cookies were not invented by the Chinese<\/h3>\n

They were invented by a Japanese man living in America.<\/p>\n

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3. The Bible never says how many wise men there were<\/h3>\n

Scholars assume it was three because that\u2019s how many gifts were given to baby Jesus.<\/p>\n

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4. The Great Wall of China cannot actually be seen from space<\/h3>\n

If it could, you would be able to see every major highway too.<\/p>\n

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5. Houseflies do not have an average lifespan of 24 hours<\/h3>\n

Although some species of mayflies do, the average lifespan of a housefly is 15 to 30 days.<\/p>\n

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6. Goldfish don’t have a memory span of three seconds<\/h3>\n

Proof: ever seen fish gather at the top of a tank because they think food is coming?<\/p>\n

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7. Albert Einstein didn’t fail math<\/h3>\n

Ever heard this one? Well, Einstein had actually mastered calculus by the age of 15:<\/p>\n

Einstein laughed. “I never failed in mathematics,” he replied, correctly. “Before I was fifteen I had mastered differential and integral calculus.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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