Continuing yesterday’s discussion regarding common misconceptions, today’s post will again dissect some popular beliefs many of us consider to be true that are, in fact, false.
I’m not here to burst anyone’s bubble, but I figure it best to educate someone on a matter like this as opposed to allowing them to continue living a lie. That sounds rather dramatic, but like I stated in yesterday’s post, some of these conceptions we are about to discuss were as true as Harry Potter when he ingested Felix Felicis until I discovered otherwise. Again, this information comes from independent.co.uk.
“4. ‘Golf’ does not stand for a misogynistic slogan: There is a widespread misconception that ‘golf’ stands for Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden. However, there is no evidence for this – and ‘golf’ as a word existed in the Middle Scots period as a standalone word.
“6. The Great Wall of China is not the only human-made object visible from space: None of the Apollo astronauts reported seeing any specific human-made object from the Moon. Even Earth-orbiting astronauts can barely see it. City lights, however, are easily visible on the night side of Earth from orbit.
“7. Napoleon was not short: The ‘Little Corporal’s’ height was recorded in French feet – five feet two inches – which is five feet seven inches in English feet. This was, in fact, slightly taller than the average Frenchman at the time.
“10. When earthworms are cut in half, two baby earthworms are not born: Only the front half may survive – the back end dies. Very few kinds of worm are able to do this,” the web page states.
I find it wildly interesting how easily perpetuated completely false claims oftentimes are. A supposed fact, without any evidence to support its claim, can be uttered by one mouth, only to be uttered by millions – makes you think, eh? Or, rather, this reality perhaps brings a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘think before you speak.’
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