Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

Blood Doesn't Turn Blue When You Run Out of Oxygen

Human blood can never be blue. When your body runs out of oxygen, it actually turns a much darker red because of the concentration of halted red blood cells. The reason you see blue in your veins is actually because of the many layers of pigment in your skin. 

The Moon is Not Close to the Earth

Even though the moon can sometimes seem like it's close enough to reach up and grab, it is actually very far away. The moon is roughly 239,000 miles from the Earth. Theoretically, if a standard airplane was to try and fly to the moon at full speed, it would take 17 days to reach its destination. 

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The More You Know

  • The world record for the tallest stack of doughnuts totaled more than 3,000.
  • On Mars, sunsets are blue.
  • If you take all the letters from the word "wizard" and swap them with opposite letters (a->z, b->y), it spells wizard backwards.
  • When Boris Yeltsin met President Clinton in 1995, his first question was "Do you think O.J. did it?"
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.