1999 Gallup Report

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In a 1999 Gallup poll, it was revealed that 20% of Americans think that the sun revolves around the earth (Danello, 2011). It is startling that nearly 5 centuries after Copernicus discoveries a large portion of population still has such a misconception. In fact, there are many misconceptions we encounter on an everyday basis. Examples of these misconceptions include the idea that we only use 10% of our brain and the idea that lightning never strikes twice the same place. Two other common misconceptions come from our sense of taste and they relate to areas of tasting and taste buds. I grew up looking at pictures that showed how different parts of the tongue detected the different types of tastes. I remember it suggested that the tip was responsible

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