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You're mama taught you well, but probably not that well. The world is filled with fake facts, and their spread is pervasive. So we put some of the best untrue but repeated myths in one easy-to-read place. That isn't to say that the internet is 100% trustworthy, but it's probably a better source of information than a myth that's been circulating in Chinese whispers for hundreds of years. So get your truth nuggets here, courtesy of the fine folk over at Reddit. If you want even more myth-crushing facts, see this article about things we believe that just aren't true. Or, if that doesn't float your boat, start your own cult or whatever.

In a world so vast and full of knowledge, the only thing you can be sure of is that you don't know everything. Let us help you with that by providing these UNBELIEVABLE facts to share with your friends. Look, a lot of these are not at all factual but hey, some of them are technically not wrong...