51 favourite facts you’ve always believed that are actually false

A flushed toilet does not rotate the other way in the Southern Hemisphere. The Coriolis effect doesn’t alter water in toilets.

Nope. He failed an entrance exam for a school but still excelled in math. Now meet these 8 people who are smarter than the great man himself.

Despite the famous stat going around that 41 per cent of American adults believe dinosaurs and humans coexisted, we actually missed each other by 64 million years.

Not really “holes,” but rather hugely dense objects with massive gravitational pull. Here are 15 more scientific mysteries that the world’s boffins still can’t figure out.

Some scientists insist on 21, including balance, pain and temperature.

Groundless fears based on fraudulent research that’s been shown to have been manipulated.

Most birds have a limited sense of smell, so they won’t abandon babies who “smell” of humans.

Even in heavy users and alcoholics, brain cells aren’t killed, only damaged.

Police don’t require a 24-hour waiting period before accepting a missing-persons report.

There are not different sections of the tongue for each taste: bitter, sour, salt, sweet and umami (savoury/meaty).