Lie: Killer Whales Are Whales
Fact: They're actually dolphins, or at least members of the dolphin family until they get uninvited for Thanksgiving after snacking on members of the dolphin family.
Lie: Eagles Make THAT Noise
Fact: The scream that is often associated with eagles in movies (and the start of the Colbert Report) is not an eagle, but a red tailed hawk. Bald eagles actually
sound like "a cross between a squeaky toy and a seagull."
Lie: 1 Dog Year = 7 Human Years
Fact: You've been calculating it wrong. A "dog year" is not 7 human years. The first year of growth is actually more like 10-15 human years, the second year is like 3
-8, while the animal will age 4-5 human years every year after that. It also depends greatly on the breed and size of the dog. You can work off 7 years as an average,
but it's not always right.
Lie: That Dinosaur is a Brontosaurus
Fact: There is no such thing as a brontosaurus. They never existed, yet whenever you see a long necked plant eating dinosaur you think "Brontosaurus!", right? Wrong.
The animal was created when two pieces from different skeletons were mistakenly put together. They discovered the mistake in 1906, but it took until 1979 before all
the museums made the changes. So, we learned about the Brontosaurus while kids nowadays know them as Apatosaurus - the correct name.
Lie: Your Tongue Has Different Sections
Fact: Your tongue isn't divided into sections; every part of your tongue can sense sweet, salty, bitter, etc.
Lie: The North Star is the Brightest in the Sky
Fact: Polaris is not the "brightest star in the sky." It's actually somewhere down near 45 on the list of bright stars. The sun is the brightest star in the sky,
silly.
Fact: They're actually dolphins, or at least members of the dolphin family until they get uninvited for Thanksgiving after snacking on members of the dolphin family.
Lie: Eagles Make THAT Noise
Fact: The scream that is often associated with eagles in movies (and the start of the Colbert Report) is not an eagle, but a red tailed hawk. Bald eagles actually
sound like "a cross between a squeaky toy and a seagull."
Lie: 1 Dog Year = 7 Human Years
Fact: You've been calculating it wrong. A "dog year" is not 7 human years. The first year of growth is actually more like 10-15 human years, the second year is like 3
-8, while the animal will age 4-5 human years every year after that. It also depends greatly on the breed and size of the dog. You can work off 7 years as an average,
but it's not always right.
Lie: That Dinosaur is a Brontosaurus
Fact: There is no such thing as a brontosaurus. They never existed, yet whenever you see a long necked plant eating dinosaur you think "Brontosaurus!", right? Wrong.
The animal was created when two pieces from different skeletons were mistakenly put together. They discovered the mistake in 1906, but it took until 1979 before all
the museums made the changes. So, we learned about the Brontosaurus while kids nowadays know them as Apatosaurus - the correct name.
Lie: Your Tongue Has Different Sections
Fact: Your tongue isn't divided into sections; every part of your tongue can sense sweet, salty, bitter, etc.
Lie: The North Star is the Brightest in the Sky
Fact: Polaris is not the "brightest star in the sky." It's actually somewhere down near 45 on the list of bright stars. The sun is the brightest star in the sky,
silly.
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