Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong (Common Misconceptions We All Believe for Some Reason)

We all know the story of how Newton discovered gravity, right? He was sitting under a tree when an apple fell on his head. The only thing is—that's not what happened at all! Yes, he was sitting under a tree and thinking about apples falling, but that was while he was developing the theory of gravity. For some reason, probably to make it more appealing to the masses, the story was 'embellished' with nicer details to create a better narrative.

And what about the Vikings and their famously horned helmets? Also, never happened. According to history, Vikings never wore horned helmets. The image comes from an old movie that depicted them with the iconic headgear. Why? Again, because horned helmets look more exciting and make a better story than plain, boring helmets. Here are 20 more common misconceptions we all believe to be true but actually aren't.

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