Things Can Actually Touch Each Other Myth
Things never touch because everything is made of atoms. Atoms contain electrons and electrons repel each other. This is basic physics.
Natural and Physical Sciences
A broad category referring to the study of the physical universe including nature and biology.
Eating Tomatoes Helps Prevent Sunburn Fact
Tomatoes contain lycopene, which may help protect your skin from UV damage, this means eating tomatoes may work as a natural sunblock to prevent sunburn.
Astrology and Astronomy are the Same Myth
Astronomy is a science that studies celestial objects and the physical universe. Astrology is a pseudoscience that studies celestial objects to predict events.
Humans Only Use a Small Part of Their Brain Myth
Evidence suggests that humans use virtually every part of their brain on a daily basis. Some areas function more than others at any given time, but every part of the human brain has a function.
Time is Relative Fact
Time is relative to speed and gravity (time dilation), and so is space (length contraction). Light speed is constant for all observers, so time and space can’t be.
Galileo Invented the Telescope Myth
The telescope is credited to Hans Lippershey in 1608. The following year Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei began making improvements to its design.
You Can’t Die From a Marijuana Overdose Fact
There are no recorded deaths due marijuana overdose, however overdose is theoretically possible at about 40,000 times the amount needed to get high.
A Banana is a Berry Fact
Botanically a banana is both a fruit and a berry which grows on large herbs (not trees).
Bananas Grow on Trees Myth
Bananas don’t grow on banana trees, rather they grow on the world’s largest perennial herb which can grow up to 25 feet with leaves of up to 9 feet.
A Tomato is a Fruit Fact
A tomato is botanically a berry and therefore a fruit, but politically and culinarily it’s treated as a vegetable. It’s accurate to call a tomato a berry, a fruit, and/or a vegetable, depending on context.
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