some facts we've known since forever for example you can die in quicksand or Santa's invention of the Coca-Cola Company sorry spoilers there's stuff we do or say every day that's just common sense or so you think you may think you know what you know but I'm here to tell you that what you know isn't what you think you know how do I know because I know what I know and now you're going to know it too I'm Mike with L 25 and here are 25 popular facts that are completely false 25 short dictator Napoleon was
a short guy which gave him a complex is the so-called Napoleon complex thing it's an idea that's been around for a while but did it actually apply to Napoleon probably not in fact Napoleon wasn't short he was of average height from the time at approximately 5'6 satirical Cartoons by the artist James gilray meant that the public saw Napoleon is lacking in stature 24 arthritis enhancer do you ever crack your knuckles did someone tell you that if you did that you get arthritis after watching this video you can tell them that's not true there is no
solid evidence that giving your digits good cracking leads to arthritis by the way that unmistakable sound comes from bubbles in the fluid which keeps your joints lubricated 23 swimming in a full stomach is really dangerous here's one that I thought was definitely true while it isn't a good idea to jump into the ocean after eating a few sandwiches there's little evidence to prove that you'll get a cramp stitches have been observed in Pro swimmers but the jury's still out I wouldn't recommend swimming right after eating though because you might feel sick due to your blood
moving from your digestive system to your muscles as you do exercise as always seek medical advice in these matters 22 chameleons and color chameleons don't change color so they can blend into their environment They do change color but for social reasons for example when they want to get jiggy with it their skin appears different to avoid Predators the chameleon has what are called iridophores on their surface coating these Crystal cells stretch out and reflect yellow and red light to warn things off maybe they could blend into a banana or a red t-shirt in that way
however the effect isn't intentional 21 how your tongue works your tongue is divided into is divided into sections which each taste different things nice idea but incorrect you can taste salty or sweet across your tongue there aren't specific taste sections what you do have though are your taste buds found mainly at the tip and on the edges of the tongue here you'll taste things stronger than in other places the confusion comes from a classic tongue map that Drew some pretty wrong conclusions 20 quicksand will kill you those scenes in shows or movies where someone drowns
in quicksand are pretty scary huh they're also misleading while it is technically possible to die in quicksand it doesn't happen in the way you think because the average depth of quicksand is several inches it's a little like being stuck in a sticky trap that could spell big trouble if you're on the beach and the tid's coming in so you still need to be careful 19 three Y is what the three wise men is one of the most famous parts of the Bible unfortunately it isn't correct people tend to believe there's a trio of giftgiving Kings
visiting the baby Jesus however the number isn't specified plus they don't even appear to be Kings why do people think there are three possibly due to their three gifts of gold frankincense and myrrh 18 left brain right brain the left hand side of your brain and the right hand side aren't that distinct from each other the idea that your left brain handles stuff like language and the right takes care of creativity and so on is accurate but it's not an either or situation in some cases with skills being picked up on both sides of your
gray matter top side hey guys just jumping in here real quick to tell you some exciting news you know how you love watching our videos for amazing facts well what if I told you that you could also have 500 amazing facts in the palm of your hand that's right we wrote a book this one right here what the facts are you talking about and you can order it right now and have list 25 right in your library or on your coffee table or wherever it is you keep your books it's available right now on Amazon
so click the link in the description and grab yourself and and friends and family a copy today 17 Five Senses at least sight sound smell touch and taste wait there are more Yep the classic fact about five senses only covers part of the story so how many senses do we have exactly 21 how does that work experts include things like balance and pain ideal for when you try to walk along a wall and fall and hurt your leg true story itching is B to be another sense outside the usual five 16 flush this fact we
all know that toilet water flush is the other way in Australia right I mean The Simpsons said so it turns out it isn't true it is a fact that the southern hemisphere is affected by something called the Coralis effect basically this effect is when the rotation of the earth pushes the wind in different directions in either hemisphere it goes right in the north and left in the South not for water though toilet wise the Coralis effect can't put enough pressure on water to to move it the other way 15 Sleepwalker safety have you heard of
not waking Sleepwalkers because you'll do them damage somehow that's another popular fact that's sillier than wearing body armor made of Jello-O in a gunfight I mean if you saw a sleepwalker heading for a flight of stairs what would you do let them go over the edge and potentially break their neck of course you wouldn't I guess maybe it depends on who that person is but maybe some of you would I don't know what do I know 14 you're missing this fact something else you may think is that you have to wait 24 hours before reporting
a missing person actually you can report your concerns to authorities whenever you like this fact comes straight from sources such as the UK's Metropolitan Police 13 it doesn't get thicker when you shave your chest hair it may look thick when it grows back don't worry you're not turning into some kind of hairy beast the truth is you're watching an optical illusion by shaving you give your regrown hair a blunt tip really you're looking at the same old hair just one you've Disturbed with your human-made shaving tool 12 red rag is bull the old story about
a red rag to a bull is pure fiction likely a bull in an oldfashioned Bull Ring will get mad if you swish a cape in its direction but it isn't the red The Fearsome creature is reacting to Bulls are in fact colorblind like a shark responding to thrashing in the water it sees fabric moving around and becomes aggravated 11 SOS WTF here's one that's totally surprising SOS is one of the most well-known expressions in history everyone says it when they're in trouble and it's easy to assume it's an acronym what does SOS stand for pretty
much nothing all it means is something you can bash out quickly in Morse code three dots three dashes three dots 10 core problem Adam and Eve could have had it all in the Garden of Eden tragically the serpent tempted them with a Juicy and Delicious something what's that an apple nope you'll be amazed to hear that an apple isn't referred to in that section of the Bible why did an apple become the forbidden fruit possibly because it was nicer looking than a fig as shown in some historic art nine pyramid scheme we don't know much
about who built the pyramids but one thing's for sure it was backbreaking Labor however that image of slaves being worked to death creating monuments to the Pharaohs isn't a true picture of events archaeologists see the pyramids as Prestige projects which weren't available to everyone only the best Workforce were hired for the job their reward seems to have been being buried near these pointy wonders of the world eight musolini off the rails say what you want about Italian dictator Bonito musolini but hey at least he made the trains run on time or did he apparently musolini
didn't stay on the rails when it came to public transit those using the trains knew they weren't great and that musolini was opening his big Yap about it and saying the opposite for propaganda purposes well you weren't going to disagree with him because he was a fashist authoritarian seven Coke invented Santa holidays are coming which means a bottle of chilled Coca-Cola during the coldest time of the year really and some nice artwork of sand on the label Coke didn't invent Santa though aside from his red suit the classic image of the Jolly reindeer Rider actually
dates back to the 19 Century where he was depicted by artist Thomas Nast Nast Illustrated an old poem by Clement Clark Moore Koch only became involved decades later six garlic versus mosquitoes garlic is great for scaring off vampires but when it comes to those other blood suckers mosquitoes well you're out of luck you're better off using natural smells like lavender and cinnamon mint is also a good one if you're looking for something tasty and mosquito busting five Warhol didn't say this Andy Warhol was a major artist in the late 20th century and one of his
famous quotes is in the future everyone will be world famous for 15 minutes it sounds good and was certainly used in publicity for him but did he actually say it apparently he didn't there is no definitive record of him using those words which is surprising given that many people think of it as a warhulk classic four flu shots and the flu flu shots are Lifesavers but having to experience the flu for a little while after isn't wonderful if you think that I've got good news you don't get the flu from a flu shot at least
not the really noticeable kind true there are influenza viruses in the jab but these are deactivated you'll reportedly need to be careful 2 weeks around when you roll up your sleeve and take that needle aside from that you can rest easy when you go to the doctor or not if injections scare the B Jesus out of you three going outside with wet hair does going outdoors with your hair all wet lead to catching a cold it most certainly doesn't with all that fresh air you're probably less likely to catch one coughs and sneezes famously spread
diseases that rhymes especially if you're sitting somewhere in clothes where all those icky bacteria can be bottled up that didn't rhyme two bumblebee flight you may have heard that it's kind of impossible for a bumblebee to fly I mean obviously they it can fly but it's a strange thing seeing this large round insect Buzz around with its relatively small Wings the law of aerodynamic seems to suggest this is weird actually the B isn't weird it's the experts this law applies to something with wings that stay in a fixed position because a bumblebee isn't a plane
it beats its wings and can stain the air with no problem can you imagine if planes like flap the TW one that's peachy watching TV you'll often see the image of a big Peach at the end of a show with the word Georgia Georgia peaches are wellknown but does it grow largest number of peaches in America people think that it does but I'm here to rock your peach-shaped world in fact that title of biggest grower goes to California they took the title as recently as 2023 so while I could always go for a ripe juicy
georia Peach there are other peachy places in the United States and now that I've shattered all of your Illusions do you want to have your childhood ruined well then I have a video for you to watch right here if you dare check it out and I'll catch you next time
