Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

The Earth is Not a Perfect Sphere

The Earth rotates at roughly 1,040 MPH (roughly 60% of the speed of a standard bullet as it leaves the barrel of a gun). The inertia generated from the sheer speed of the Earth's rotation has flattened the Earth's crust ever so slightly. Due to global warming, scientists believe that the flattening of the Earth is moving a little faster. 

There is No Such Thing as a Photographic Memory

People are not born with better visual recall than others. Some people are born with better memories, some are also able to train their memories to be stronger throughout their life, but there is nothing photographic about it. Memories recall details that you catalog and produce images of within your brain, nobody just simply has an ability to remember circumstances perfectly. 

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The More You Know

  • The richest superhero is actually Black Panther, who has an estimated of $500 billion, whereas Tony Stark is worth $100 billion and Bruce Wayne $80 billion.
  • Dogs can learn up to 165 words.
  • The sun and moon appear to be the same size in the sky because of an astonishing coincidence: the moon is 400 times smaller but 400 times closer.
  • The longest tennis rally lasted over 12 hours.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.