Hilarious Made Up Facts That Seem 100% Believable

I swear, you would almost believe that a few of these are real. I definitely did a double take on the "'Vitamins' are actually a portmanteau of the words 'vital minerals' ". Pretty sure I have thought that my entire life and now I'm not entirely sure what is or isn't true. There are a whole lot of things people believe that aren't true that somehow persist in our collective conscious.

What are some creative facts that you have that you would almost swear are real?

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