Many people believe in myths that are accepted today as reality, but they are pure fiction. Read on for some “facts” that almost every individual gets wrong.

Your body doesn’t digest the gum in less than 7 years

You don’t have to wait 7 years for your gum to be digested, because it doesn’t stay in your stomach. You will eliminate it through your stool.

You swallow 8 spiders while sleeping every year

Whether you have a phobia of spiders or not, this myth is terrifying to anyone. But stay calm, it is not true! You don’t swallow eight spiders while sleeping. According to Scientific American, spiders are frightened of human sleeping vibrations.

The Great Wall of China is the only structure visible from space

The truth is that the Great Wall of China isn’t the only structure visible from space. According to Snopes, NASA images prove you can see “highways, airports, bridges, dams, and components of the Kennedy Space Center.”

Napoleon Bonaparte was an incredible short person

People believe that this iconic historical character was an aggressive man with a small stature. But many historians explain the fact that Napoleon Bonaparte wasn’t extremely short and his height was over 5’5″.

Someone could die if a penny dropped from the top of the Empire State Building hits them

Maybe you heard this myth before and all you have to do is to add it to the list of fake facts. A coin is too small to cause a deadly accident, so, a penny dropped from a building can barely scratch you.

Albert Einstein wasn’t good at math

This is another myth that people should not believe, especially the kids who hate math and think they will become a genius. Einstein said, “before I was 15, I had mastered differential and integral calculus.”

You have to wait 24 hours before you report a missing person

According to Child Find of America, you don’t have to wait to report a person missing and the first 48 hours are essential to finding the person alive.

If you touch a toad you will get warts

Some animal experts and dermatologists say that toad secretions can only irritate your skin, but they don’t cause warts. Warts are caused by other human viruses.

If you touch a baby bird, its mother will abandon it

“In general, wild animals bond with their young and do not quickly abandon them,” says Laura Simon. We don’t know if the bird can feel the human scent, but it is clearly a myth.

Bulls get angry when they see the color red

According to the American Science Guide, bulls are red-green color-blind. So, this is another fake fact. But what you probably didn’t know is that their anger is triggered by the movement of the cape.