Misconceptions
The "Mandela Effect" is a psychological effect where large groups of people all remember the same false memories. A famous example is that this clothing brand features a cornucopia in their logo.
What is Fruit of the Loom?
This US founding father is considered one of the most famous polymaths in history, even being put on the $100 bill.
Who was Benjamin Franklin?
This icy object in the solar system orbits the sun, has a trail, and is a brand of toilet cleaner.
What is a comet?
What was 28-3?
This private university in Palo Alto, California, has an acceptance rate of roughly 3%, making it one of the hardest universities to get into.
What is Stanford University?
What is the doorframe?
What is The Last Supper?
This is the lowest level of the Earth's atmosphere, extending from the surface to around 7.5 miles.
What is the troposphere?
The Lakers, dispite winning 5 championships in their 12 years in this city, decided to move to Los Angeles due to their poor attendance.
Where is Minneapolis?
What is the University of Texas?
A common misconception is that the brain doesn't fully develop until age 25 - but new research has discovered that the brain actually keeps developing until this point.
What is the early 30s?
This actress has played in over 60 TV shows and movies over the years, while also being a Doctor in Neurocience. Oh, and she hosted Jeopardy!
Who is Mayim Bialik?
The Chicxulub crater, on this peninsula, is well known for causing the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event.
Where is the Yucatán Peninsula?
It took 108 years, but the Chicago Cubs finally broke the longest championship drought in sports history after coming back from a 3-1 game deficit against this team.
Who are the Cleveland Indians?
Reed College in Portland, Oregon has a claim-to-fame different than most schools in the US. It is the only undergraduate university in the world with one of these on their campus.
What is a Nuclear Reactor?
Some people state that it is incorrect to use this word to refer to the state of feeling "queasy", and to instead use it only to refer to causing the "sickening" effect.
What is "nauseous"?
This polymath was prominent in metaphysics, theology, mathematics, epistemology, and ethics. Cogito, ergo sum!
Who was René Descartes?
Discovered in 1801, this is the oldest known dwarf planet in our solar system.
What is Ceres?
The Carolina Hurricanes, during their 18 year stay up in New England, were originally known by this title, before moving in 1997.
Who were the Hartford Whalers?
This is the biggest Catholic university in the country, hosting 22,000 students.
What is DePaul University?
Officials say that this is not a good place to get out of your car during a tornado, and to never take shelter here.
What is under an overpass?
Francis Galton was a polymath, inventing things such as the Galton board to demonstrate Standard Distribution, which he also coined. He also invented the Dog Whistle, the Weather map, and coined the term for this discredited scientific belief.
What is Eugenics?
This natural disaster was used to figure out the contents of the Earth's core, as the energy it produces can be measured all around the world.
What are Earthquakes?
There are many sports leagues for women, the Professional Women's Hockey League is the fastest growing league in America. This person was the first person drafted in the first-ever PWHL draft.
Who is Taylor Fox (or Taylor Heise)
The claim of the "first" American universities is disputed between multiple schools, including Harvard and Pennsylvania. However, this school claims it for a different reason - It was the first college to become a university.
What is the College of William & Mary?