List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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* The belief that gunpowder, even though it was a Chinese invention, was first used for war by the Europeans is a misconception. The Chinese used flamethrowers and gunpowder arrows for military purposes from the 900s onward. * Paul Revere was not the only American colonist who rode to warn... more

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Rated by tacwodahs on Feb 09 2009, 7:00am

This clears up a lot of misconceptions.
Rated by mikegreaves1 on Feb 08 2009, 8:33pm

useful and interesting
Rated by Flips99 on Jan 30 2009, 7:37am

"List of common misconceptions"
Rated by shirlyy on Jan 30 2009, 4:13am

really interesting....
Rated by spork969 on Dec 03 2008, 10:35pm

This should be required reading in all public schools.
Rated by bonsai-superstar on Nov 23 2008, 1:55am

Interesting and actually useful. Cheers.
Rated by marilena81 on Nov 18 2008, 11:06pm

From the page: "There is no single theory that satisfactorily explains myopia in particular, studies show that "eyestrain" from close reading and computer games does not explain myopia. There is also no evidence that reading in dim light causes vision to deteriorate."
Rated by tribalboy2 on Nov 17 2008, 11:50am

List of common misconceptions
Rated by matcochr on Nov 13 2008, 11:10am

It's like an entire series of QI on Wikipedia.

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