1. Coffee is made from beans
咖啡是用豆子做的

While it is widely believed that coffee comes from 'coffee beans', experts say it is actually made from a seed which is called a bean.
雖然大家都知道咖啡是由“咖啡豆”磨出來的，可專家說事實上咖啡是用叫做“咖啡豆”的種子制作出來的。

2.?Chameleons?change colour to match their surroundings
變色龍隨環(huán)境的改變而變換體色

Believe it or not, chameleons actually change colour as a response to mood, temperature, communication and light instead of the object they are touching.
信不信由你，其實變色龍改變體色是受情緒、體溫、溝通和光的影響，而不是對它碰到的物體做出反應。

3. Mount Everest is the 'tallest' mountain in the world
珠穆朗瑪峰是世界最高峰

While Mount Everest is officially deemed the tallest mountain in the world, experts claim that technically it may not be. The summit of Everest is officially higher above sea level than the summit of any other mountain, but Mauna Kea is the tallest when measured from base to summit. However, the record books deem it the tallest because it has the highest peak on Earth.
雖然珠穆朗瑪峰被公認為是世界最高峰，但專家表示嚴格意義上來說可能不是這樣的。珠穆朗瑪峰頂點的海拔比其他山峰高，但是莫納克亞山從山底到山頂?shù)母叨仁亲罡叩摹Ｈ欢?，書上都記載著珠穆朗瑪峰是最高峰，因為它的峰頂是世界最高的。

4. The Great Wall of China can be seen from space
從太空能看見中國的長城

The Apollo astronauts confirmed that you can't see the Great Wall of China from the Moon. In fact, all you can see from the Moon is the white and blue marble of Earth.
阿波羅號的宇航員證實從月球上看不見中國的長城。事實上，從月球上看向地球，能看到的全部就是藍白相間的大理石。

5. One human year is equivalent to seven dog years
人活一年相當于狗活七年

While true in some cases, it does not apply to everyone because it very much depends on the size and breed of the dog.
其實在某些情況下，這不適用于每個人，因為這要取決于狗的體積和品種。

6. You lose your body heat fastest through your head
體溫通過腦袋降得更快

While this is widely believed to be true, some experts say it is a myth and claim humans would be just as cold if they went without a hat as if they went without trousers.
人們普遍認為這是對的，然而一些專家稱這是虛構的，并說如果一個人出門沒戴帽子和沒穿褲子是一樣冷的。

7. The Earth revolves around the Sun
地球繞著太陽轉

Technically, the Earth, sun and all of the other the planets are orbiting around the centre of mass of the solar system, not specifically the sun.
嚴格意義上講，地球、太陽和所有其他行星都是圍繞太陽系質心運轉的，而不是專門繞著太陽轉的。

8. Different parts of your tongue detects different tastes
舌頭上不同部位嘗到不同味道

This was scientifically disproven by research which found that all taste sensations come from all regions of the tongue, although different parts are more sensitive to certain tastes which may be where the popular saying comes from.
有科學研究證明這是錯的，研究發(fā)現(xiàn)所有味覺來自于整個舌頭，雖然不同的部位會對特定的味道更敏感一些，有可能就是由于這個情況產生了這種盛行的說法。

9. Peanuts are a type of nut
花生是一種堅果

Unbelievably, peanuts, along with beans and peas, actually belong to the single plant family, Leguminosae.
令人難以置信的是，花生、豆類和豌豆，其實屬于單獨的植物科——豆科。

10. Giving children sugar makes them hyper
給孩子吃糖會使他們興奮

While some experts do stand by this common belief, other professors claim that the majority of scientific research has concluded that sugar does not cause hyperactivity in youngsters.
雖然一些專家確實認同這一觀點，然而其他教授聲稱大多數(shù)的科學研究已經得出了結論：糖不會使孩子興奮。