6 Misconceptions About Ancient Greece
Those famous white statues weren’t originally white—and that’s just one myth about Ancient Greece we’re covering in the latest episode of Misconceptions.
Those famous white statues weren’t originally white—and that’s just one myth about Ancient Greece we’re covering in the latest episode of Misconceptions.
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Divers shower after every dive for a surprising reason.
Most people only work a handful of different jobs in their lifetime, which means they might get their knowledge of other careers from TV and movies. That opens the door to a lot of misconceptions about a lot of different professions.
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You might not realize that the Amish sometimes drive in cars and operate power tools.
Once again, Mental Floss readers proved to be curious about all sorts of niche topics—and our editors and writers were happy to oblige their interests.
We celebrate the same holidays every year, but how much do we actually know about these annual traditions? And how much of what we think we know is actually true?