Wikipedia: Common Misconceptions

So, have you ever heard that China’s Great Wall is thwe only manmade object visible from space?
Or how about that marie Antoinette said “Let them eat cake” about her rebellious subjects?
Or that fingernails continue to grow after one’s death?
Well, the statements above are all misconceptions.
That’s right. They are not true, even though they are often repeated as fact.
Today’s FamilyFirst pick is a Wikipedia entry that outlines many misconceptions that have been repeated ad nauseum.

Here are a few more:
Electrons do NOT move through a wire at nearly the speed of light.
The Coriolis effect does NOT determine which direction water will swirl down a drain.
Biological evolution does NOT address the origin of life. Instead, it is simply the study of gradual change among life forms over time.
The scientists who say life originated on its own? They are known as abiogeneticists,
Check out the plethora of additional misconceptions.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_misconceptions