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What was a fact taught to you in school that has been proven false during your lifetime? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 week ago by Kurtagag@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I was taught that Jupiter had 17 moons, Saturn has 12 and Pluto has 1. Many more have been discovered since.

Then there's the whole "different areas on your tongue taste different flavors." Like you only taste sweet with the tip of your tongue, the middle tastes salty, etc. I remember being given various substances by my fifth grade teacher like sugar, coffee, lemon juice, table salt etc. and we tried putting them on different areas of our tongues and we were like "...no, we taste everything everywhere."

[–] Waldelfe@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago

I was always so confused by the tongue areas because it never seemed to work for me. Especially sweet, I tasted sweet far more at the back than on my tip.

[–] cheesymoonshadow@lemmings.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Were you guys eating coffee grounds in your 5th grade science class? Your next teacher either hated it because you guys were bouncing off the walls or loved it because you were all wide awake and paying attention.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 days ago

We were each given like a quarter teaspoon of grounds and a toothpick.

[–] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

A tiny amount on like a q-tip. Not enough to effect anything except flavor