Top 10 Science Myths That Are Actually Not Real

The Top Ten
1 Space has no gravity

Anything with mass has a gravitational pull... just not very strong for small things.

It has a SMALL amount of gravity.

2 Lightning never strikes twice in the same place
3 If you drop a coin from a tall building, it will be travelling at a fast enough speed to kill somebody
4 Brain cells can't regenerate
5 Meteors only catch fire because of friction
6 One side of The Moon is dark
7 If you drop food on the floor, it is safe to eat unless it has been in contact with the floor for more than 5 seconds

This is a science myth? I thought it was a myth of kids

8 When exposed to a vacuum, such as outer space, the human body will burst

You will just freeze.
Your lungs would burst out.
You will still stay intact though.

9 Evolution caused humans to go from organism, to the most superior of all creatures.
10 Polaris is the brightest star

False. Sirius is the brightest star.

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