Science & Nature

The saying that lightning never strikes the same place twice is one of the most familiar bits of weather folklore.

Few claims about animals are repeated as casually as the idea that a goldfish forgets everything after three seconds.

The idea that humans use only ten percent of their brains is one of the most persistent myths in popular culture.

The idea that the Great Wall of China is the only human-made object visible from space is one of the most persistent geographical myths.

Few science trivia claims are repeated as confidently as the idea that water spirals down a drain one way in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite way in the…

The idea that a penny dropped from a tall building can kill someone is a classic urban legend that has been repeated for generations.