There is a lot about the world that we think we know, but we actually don’t. There is so much assumed knowledge floating around on the Internet that hasn’t actually been checked for accuracy. So, many people just don’t have their facts right about many things. Social media, of course, doesn’t help with so many people liking and sharing all sorts of articles that don’t come from trusted sources! Thankfully, these 15 facts are the real deal, so check them out!
It’s always ‘should’ve’ (should have), and never ‘should of’.
If you need a microphone but don’t have one, just plug your headphones into your computer, because most of them double up as microphones!
A full nine months before Rosa Parks made the decision not to give up her seat on a bus for a white person, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin did exactly the same thing. However, the ‘NAACP’ preferred to use Rosa Parks as their icon after Claudette ended up pregnant!
Contrary to popular belief, the ‘First Amendment’s Freedom of Speech’ provision doesn’t actually allow you to say anything you like, to anyone you like. It simply means that the government cannot arrest you for something you say.
When someone is drowning they’re often physiologically incapable of yelling or waving for help!
Never keep fish in a bowl as the lack of filtration and oxygen will not be healthy for them at all!
If you’re bitten by a daddy long-legs, don’t worry, it might burn a little but nothing bad will happen.
‘Frankenstein’ was the name of the scientist, not the monster!
Your blood doesn’t run blue when it’s inside your body. It just looks that way due to how the skin reflects and absorbs light.
Adam and Eve never actually tasted an apple in the ‘Garden of Eden’. Scholars say it was most probably a grape, fig or pomegranate instead!
The top part of most stoves lifts up for easy cleaning.
Ensuring all ‘porta-potty’ lids are down ensures that the wind blowing over the vents creates suction and draws the smell out through the top vent!
If someone’s having a heart attack, see if they can chew and swallow some aspirin, it will thin their blood and get into their bloodstream faster than swallowing it whole!
Ducks should never actually be fed bread because it’s bad for them!
Antibiotics kill bacteria but won’t help if you have the flu, as influenza is caused by a virus.
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