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Not only are bats not blind, but Rob Mies, executive director of the Organization for Bat Conservation, even notes that some of the bigger species "can see three times better than humans." It is simply a common misconception that bats are blind since the creatures prefer to use their enhanced hearing via echolocation to get around.

Life is full of so many wonderful things. While some articles explore the most fascinating things in our universe that exist to entertain us, in this list, we want to go over some common things that people are convinced exist but actually aren’t real at all (at least the way people generally think).. Some of these things we take for granted every day, such as time, but in the end, they are ...

No, it’s not a real freakishly large potato. It's a 28-foot-long, 12-foot wide structure in Boise, Idaho, that looks like one, but it's made up of steel, plaster, and concrete. After being turned into a tiny apartment by the Idaho Potato Commission, it was put up on AirBnB where you can book it for $200 per night.

15 Things the Internet Told Us That Just Aren't True. 14 Disturbing Facts You'll Wish Weren't Really True. ... These real facts about our world are so impressive they’re unbelievable. 3 / 51.

Why Imaginary Things Matter More Than We Think. At first, it might seem silly to care about things that aren’t real. After all, unicorns, lost cities, and magic powers don’t change our daily lives. But if you look closer, these imaginary ideas have a bigger impact than people realize. From childhood, imaginary things help shape how we see ...

It does not. It actually moves through your digestive system and comes out in your stool. It actually moves through your digestive system and comes out in your stool. 2.

There's sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing, but humans can also sense a ton of other stuff, like balance, acceleration, pain, and temperature (among other things). 12. Napoleon Bonaparte was ...

4. There is no “real” you. If you treat people poorly, or start fights in bars, or steal, or hit dogs, or pick on the weak kid in school, you are not, nor can you be, “actually a good person on the inside.” You are an asshole. 5. Waking sleepwalkers does not harm them. They may get disoriented for a bit, but it can’t hurt them.

The fact that it's considered awkward or unnecessary doesn't matter, since it is "not a dictionary's job to assess whether a word is necessary before defining it." 9.

You're living in The Matrix and you don't even realize it.. All right, that's being dramatic. But it is true that many of the assumptions you make about life, the universe, and everything in between might not be entirely certifiable and are, as it so happens, based on tall tales, shoddy information, and, in egregious cases, outright falsities.

After reading all those weird vampire novels, people have the most twisted opinions on these things. (Hotel Transylvania 3 had a better love story than Twilight, change my mind.) Vampires rule! Marceline from Adventure Time is a cuddly vampire baby. If vampires were real, we would totally be besties! Vampires forever!

Some common "facts" that everybody knows aren't actually true. Although it has been proved that The Great Wall of China is not visible from space, many textbooks haven't caught up to the new ...

From things we could never see with the human eye to life forms that have yet to be verified, here are the top 10 things we believe despite a lack of verifiable proof. 10. Aliens. ... Without any real proof that the way the planets and stars are aligned will actually shape a person, we believe that if we are born under a certain zodiac sign we ...

While the sound of cracking knuckles can be annoying, it does not cause arthritis. The popping sound is caused by gas bubbles collapsing in the synovial fluid that lubricates the joints. Studies have shown no correlation between knuckle cracking and arthritis. While it may not be the most pleasant habit, it does not harm joints in the long run. 9.

There are things that we believe are self-evident, even scientifically proven, which are nothing but figments of popular culture’s imagination. Sometimes, even the “authorities” get it wrong. ... Wilson was accused of racism, profiting off a white male fantasy, and denying real black models jobs that might be taken by his digital creation ...

They aren't real. Comment from discussion prjindigo's comment from discussion "What "common knowledge" is simply not true?". 24. This is why it the northern and southern hemisphere have different seasons. Comment from discussion What "common knowledge" is simply not true?. 25. Preach!

The idea of unlocking hidden brain power might make a compelling storyline for a movie, but it simply wouldn’t happen in real life. One fact playing into the myth is that 90 percent of brain cells are “white matter” that help neurons survive, and only ten percent is the “grey matter” of neurons in charge of thinking.

Let me guess, the only god that you think is real is the one you are deluded enough to believe in. LOLOLOL. OK human, who lives on one little planet, in a galaxy of billions of stars, in a universe where we cannot see everything. Yes, you little human, are so worthy that some magical sky fairy has deemed you capable of knowing how everything ...

Furthermore, because there are many more males than females, a lot of males have never gotten mates. One of the penguins they've studied, "Turbo", a Magellan penguin, has not had a mate in 14 years and he keeps on trying. So penguins do not, in fact, waddle off to die if they do not find a mate. nurturingtrapdoor , Jay Ruzesky Report

A zombie apocalypse. Would in real life be fairly short-lived thanks to the military, barbed wire fences and enormous trenches Being the quiet kid. Kids in movies look so interesting and mysterious not saying a word all the time, but when I try it I just look autistic. Ryan-Phillips-103 , Isgender Salimov Report