Bananas grow on trees – true or false? | |||||
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False - Bananas grow on large herbaceous plants, not trees. | |||||
Goldfish have a memory span of only 3 seconds – true or false? | |||||
False - Studies show goldfish can remember things for months. | |||||
Lightning never strikes the same place twice – true or false? | |||||
False - Lightning can and often does strike the same place more than once. | |||||
Octopuses have three hearts – true or false? | |||||
True - Octopuses have three hearts: two for the gills and one for the body. | |||||
Humans and dinosaurs coexisted – true or false? | |||||
False - Dinosaurs died out 65 million years before humans appeared. | |||||
Honey never spoils – true or false? | |||||
True - Archaeologists have found pots of honey in ancient tombs that are still edible. | |||||
The Great Wall of China is visible from the Moon – true or false? | |||||
False - It is not visible from the Moon with the naked eye. | |||||
Water conducts electricity – true or false? | |||||
False - Pure water does not conduct electricity well; it's the minerals and impurities that do. | |||||
Penguins live in the Arctic – true or false? | |||||
False - Penguins live in the Southern Hemisphere, mostly in Antarctica. | |||||
Tomatoes are fruits – true or false? | |||||
True - Botanically, tomatoes are classified as fruits. | |||||
Your fingernails and hair keep growing after you die – true or false? | |||||
False - They appear longer because the skin dehydrates and retracts. | |||||
Sloths can hold their breath longer than dolphins – true or false? | |||||
True - Sloths can slow their heart rate and hold breath for up to 40 minutes. | |||||
A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus – true or false? | |||||
True - A day on Venus (243 Earth days) is longer than its year (225 Earth days). | |||||
Bats are blind – true or false? | |||||
False - Bats can see, but they rely on echolocation to navigate. |
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