Fun Popular Facts That Are Actually False

There are lots of myths which are passing by as facts and people who don’t do their research end up believing them.

A perfect example of this is how police TV shows have taught people that they can’t file in a missing person’s report if 24 hours haven’t passed since the person went missing.

With that said, today we are going to present the top 20 facts that you might think are real, but they are actually lies.

20. Napoleon Wasn’t Short!

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A common misconception about Napoleon that everyone seems to believe is that he was short. This is not the case. Napoleon measured in at five six foot which is actually above the average height for Frenchmen at that time.

19. Vaccines Do Not cause Autism

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One of the worst fake facts that people all over the world believe is that vaccines cause autism. This is only a myth and its all based on fraudulent researches that have been proved to be fake and manipulated to show lies.

18. The Forbidden Apple

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Everyone knows the story of Adam and Eve eating an apple which was the only forbidden fruit that they couldn’t touch. What if we told you that this is another fake fact? There is no mention of an apple in Genesis.

17. Eating and Swimming

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Another fake fact that people believe is true is the saying “don’t eat and swim because you will get cramps”. This doesn’t actually increase the chance of getting cramps and drinking alcohol is the one that does this.

Although, swimming on a full stomach is a bit more difficult.