Eel skin does not demagnetize credit cards in eel skin wallets.
Eel skin is very delicate, and mostly magnetic clasps are used. Credit cards rub against the magnet and demagnetize.

The most traditional way to break apart a wishbone is to dry it for three days and then break it.
The common way people break wishbones now- if they even break them anymore- if to just take out the find the bone and tear it apart.

The Humpty Dumpty rhyme is actually a riddle.
He is always shown as an egg, even if eggs are not mentioned at all. This is because that is the answer to the riddle.

General is not the highest rank in the US army, it is actually General of the Army.
Only nine men have reached this rank.

The $ symbol is supposed to be a U combined with an S, or U.S.

No English word rhymes with pizza, wolf, iron, and film; orange is not the only one.

Superglue does not need air to dry.
Superglue dries from the moisture in the air, not the air itself.

SOS doesn't stand for save our souls or anything else. It is a call for help that is easy to remember and to type in Morse code.
The Titanic was also not the first ship to use the code, though it is the most famous one.

There are less real flamingos in the US than fake(plastic) ones.

You have more chances of dying on a trip to buy a Megabucks ticket than you do of actually winning.

Dartboards were originally made out of horsehair, not cork.
Nowadays they are usually made of different materials, but they have never been made of cork.

In the US, and average of 12 newborns are given to the wrong parents every day.
This is about 100 000- 500 000 a year. In overpopulated areas, the ratio can be 3 of every 8 babies. Most of the time the mistake is noticed and corrected.

Dust is made up mostly of dead skin cells, not dirt.
Dust also contains a lot of bugs that eat skin and sweat. However, they are not harmful to humans.

It is possible to fly on a lawn chair by attaching weather balloons to it. However, this is very dangerous.
This was done several times by different people, and each time they were fined for vast sums of money.

Eating poppy seeds (on bagels, cookies, etc.) can set off drug screening tests.

Before paper was invented, cotton was rarely used for books.
Mostly old books were made of linen, hemp, and sometimes wood.

Hybrid cars do not have to be plugged in or recharched.
They create electricity when they brake or slow down. There is no other way to recharge the battery.

Collecter cars have a smaller insurance prices than regular cars, but this does not mean there is worse coverage.
Collecter cars are usually protected by their owners and are treated more carefully, so their is less chance of an accident happening.

More amps in a vacuum cleaner does not nessessarily determine how well it works.
Amps are a way of measuring electrical current, not efficiency of the vacuum.

There have never been any tests to prove that white cars are safer than any other colour.

Online schools are not expensive- there are online schools that offer classes for free.
Free online schools are state-sponsered and are just as good as normal schools. There are also very pricy schools.

The government does not test tires for quality. The manufacturers do that.
There is also no universal grade; manufacturers each have their own system.

The white spots on nails are not a sign of calcuim deficiency. They are the result of a minor injury, like a bruise on the nail.
They can also mean a zinc deficiency, but other symptoms should be present, like hair loss. The spot also takes a while to appear after the injury.

Not all Barbie dolls with 1996 stamped on them were actually made in 1996.
The date refers to when they were patented. There are millions of dolls with 1996 on them.

The temperature a thermostat is set to does not change how quickly your house heats up.
It takes the same amount of time for your house to reach 20 degrees if the thermostat is set to 20 or 25 degrees. 25 wastes more energy.

You cannot cook an egg by placing it between two working cell phones.
There have been tests where as many as 100 cell phones have been turned on and piled on an egg.