Just the facts, ma’am

True or false?

1.  The US Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4.

2.  Albert Einstein failed mathematics at school.

3.  Monosodium glutamate can trigger headaches.

4.  The Great Wall of China is the only man-made object visible from the moon.

5.  Sharks do not get cancer.

6.  Sugar causes hyperactivity in children.

7.  Sherlock Holmes said, “Elementary, my dear Watson”.

8.  Some people have photographic memories.

9.  A penny dropped from the Empire State Building will crack the sidewalk.

10. Eating nuts or popcorn increases the risk of diverticulitis.

You can find out the answers, along with explanatory material for these and dozens of other commonly-held beliefs, at Wikipedia’s List of Common Misconceptions. According, to Wikipedia, all ten of these beliefs are false.

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