13 Facts You Probably Learned In School That Are Actually False
BuzzFeed - Latest 2014-10-16
Summary:
Pluto is still a planet *in our hearts,* though. (Inspired by these answers on Quora.)
The Great Wall of China can be seen from space.
IN REALITY: According to NASA, the Great Wall isn't really visible to the unaided eye from orbit, and especially isn't visible from the moon. You can, however, see it in radar images taken from space.
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Electrons revolve around the nucleus of an atom.
IN REALITY: Electrons don't actually orbit the nucleus in neat little elliptical paths, like in the GIF above. Instead, they likely undulate around the nucleus in a complex series of ripples. Read way more here.
