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Textbook in PDF format A revealing and entertaining guide through some of the biggest misconceptions in science that many of us still believe. You may well be familiar with the fact that lightning, contrary to the popular saying, often strikes the same place twice. But this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what many of us wrongly believe about the way the world works. Whether it's word of mouth, myths you've read about online, or misremembered facts from school, we're bombarded by misconceptions about the science we come into contact with every day - this book will uncover the most popular myths to help you avoid contributing to the perpetuation of these misunderstandings. Breaking it down into fifty of the most popular misconceptions in science, each chapter of this book will be headed up with a 'fact', followed by the real story, providing the science and theory that debunks the myth. From fears about the exponential growth of the human population to the embarrassment of always pointing out the north star as the brightest in the sky, this is the book to read if you want to separate the science fact from fiction. Introduction 1 Lightning never strikes twice 2 We have five senses 3 The North Star is the brightest star in the night sky 4 Fingertips wrinkle in the bath when they absorb water 5 Water is a good conductor of electricity 6 Humans have exceptionally large brains 7 There are three states of matter 8 The Earth’s population is growing exponentially (and weв doomed) 9 Goldfish have a three-second memory 10 Dinosaurs went extinct after an asteroid hit Earth 11 Plastic waste contributes to climate change 12 Atoms are like miniature solar systems 13 Nothing can travel faster than light 14 Blood is red because of the iron in it 15 Humans only use 10 per cent of their brainpower 16 A coin dropped from the Empire State Building could kill you 17 Sugar makes children hyper 18 In the Middle Ages everyone thought the Earth was flat 19 Glass is a viscous liquid 20 More humans are alive now than have ever lived before 21 Ada Lovelace was the first programmer 22 Bats are blind 23 There are seven colours in a rainbow 24 Hair and fingernails keep growing when you die 25 Human blood that is low in oxygen is blue 26 Organic food is better for your health 27 You are born with all the brain cells you will ever have 28 Lemmings commit mass suicide 29 Spin-offs from the space programme include Teflon and Velcro 30 The big bang theory explains where the universe came from 31 We should return to the diet of our ancestors 32 Water goes down the plughole in different directions either side of the equator 33 There is no gravity on the International Space Station 34 Chimpanzees and gorillas are our ancestors 35 Chameleons change colour to blend into the background 36 Different parts of your tongue respond to different tastes 37 A bumblebee’s ability to fly defies physics 38 To stay healthy, we need to drink eight glasses of water a day 39 If you get a positive result from a 99 per cent accurate medical test, thereвЂ™s a 99 per cent chance you have the condition 40 Toast doesn’t really fall butter-side down 41 The sun is yellow 42 The phases of the moon are caused by the EarthвЂ™s shadow 43 Antioxidants are good and free radicals are bad 44 The Amazon rainforest gives us the oxygen we need to breathe 45 Subliminal messages in cinemas were used to sell refreshments 46 Cockroaches can survive a nuclear blast 47 Fish is brain food 48 TV and films show moving pictures due to persistence of vision 49 Evolutionary changes take millions of years 50 Science works by proving theories that are true

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