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Observation
EasyDebunked 2003
The Great Wall is visible from space
One of the most repeated myths in history — but astronauts say otherwise.
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Myth Database
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343 peer-reviewed myth files across Space, History, AI, and Science. Click any card to reveal the scientific reality. Explore 343 researched myths for free and unlock 100 premium investigations with a one-time purchase.
343 Myths
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Physics
MediumDebunked 2013
Space is a completely silent void
No medium, no sound — or so the textbooks say. Plasma disagrees.
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Astrophysics
MediumDebunked 1938
The Sun is on fire
Looks like fire, feels like fire — but it is something far more powerful.
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Thermodynamics
HardDebunked 1960
Space is freezing cold
The temperature of space is more complicated than absolute zero.
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Observation
EasyDebunked 1800
Shooting stars are actual stars
They streak across the sky like falling giants — they are grains of sand.
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Astrophysics
HardDebunked 1970
Black holes suck everything in
The universe's most feared objects — but they are not cosmic vacuum cleaners.
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Lunar Science
EasyDebunked 1959
The Moon has a permanent dark side
Pink Floyd made it iconic. Physics made it wrong.
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Space History
EasyDebunked 1998
NASA spent millions on a pen; the Soviets used a pencil
A beloved satire that spread faster than any rocket.
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Physics
MediumDebunked 1970
Astronauts float because there is no gravity in space
They look weightless — but Earth is still pulling them hard.
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Planetary Science
MediumDebunked 2006
Pluto was demoted because scientists hate it
It was not politics — it was a definition problem triggered by dozens of Pluto-sized worlds.
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Observation
EasyDebunked 1704
Stars twinkle because they are pulsing
That romantic shimmer is entirely Earth's atmosphere misbehaving.
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Biology
MediumDebunked 1965
You would explode in the vacuum of space
Hollywood's favourite death scene — almost entirely fabricated.
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Space History
EasyDebunked 1969
The Moon landings were faked by NASA
The most scrutinized event in human history — independently verified by six countries.
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Planetary Science
EasyDebunked 2006
Our solar system has nine planets
Pluto's demotion was not the end of the story — Planet Nine may still be hiding.
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World History
EasyDebunked 1998
Napoleon Bonaparte was very short
The "Little Corporal" nickname was a term of affection, not a measurement.
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World History
EasyDebunked 1980
Vikings wore horned helmets
Perhaps the most iconic false image in all of popular history.
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Scientific History
EasyDebunked 1995
Albert Einstein failed mathematics in school
The most ironic academic myth ever told about a physicist.
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World History
MediumDebunked 1945
Columbus proved the Earth was round
He was trying to sail to Asia — and his geography was deeply wrong.
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Scientific History
MediumDebunked 2011
Marie Curie was an obscure scientist ignored during her lifetime
She was actually one of the most celebrated scientists of her era.
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Scientific History
EasyDebunked 2004
We only use 10% of our brains
The most persistent neuroscience myth — and one of the most damaging.
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General Folklore
EasyDebunked 1752
Lightning never strikes the same place twice
The Empire State Building laughs at this one roughly 23 times per year.
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World History
EasyDebunked 1599
"Et tu, Brute?" were Caesar's actual last words
A magnificent line — written by Shakespeare 1,600 years after Caesar died.
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Space History
MediumDebunked 1967
Pencils were used in space because ink does not work upside-down
A common "gotcha" — the real story involves a fire that killed three astronauts.
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World History
EasyDebunked 1918
George Washington confessed to chopping down a cherry tree
A moral fable invented by a biographer who openly admitted to fabricating stories.
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