Myth or Fact? 12 Things Everyone Gets Wrong
Goldfish memories, lightning strikes and the Great Wall from space: decide which of these famous claims are true.
See all 12 questions
1. The Great Wall of China is visible from space with the naked eye.
- True
- False
2. Goldfish have a memory span of only three seconds.
- True
- False
3. Bananas are berries, but strawberries aren't.
- True
- False
4. Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
- True
- False
5. Honey can stay edible for thousands of years.
- True
- False
6. Humans only use 10% of their brains.
- True
- False
7. An octopus has three hearts.
- True
- False
8. Bulls get angry at the color red.
- True
- False
9. A day on Venus is longer than a year on Venus.
- True
- False
10. Cracking your knuckles causes arthritis.
- True
- False
11. Sharks are older than trees.
- True
- False
12. You lose most of your body heat through your head.
- True
- False
How it's scored
- Easily fooled (0–2 correct)
Don't worry, these myths fool almost everyone. Now you can be the one correcting your friends.
- Healthy skeptic (3–5 correct)
Not bad! You can spot a myth most of the time.
- Myth buster (6–9 correct)
Great score. You don't fall for a good story without checking the facts.
- Professional fact-checker (10–12 correct)
Perfect or nearly perfect. Nothing gets past you.