Everything You Think You Know Is Wrong

So, Sharks can get cancer, only infants lose most of their body heat through their head, and dogs don't sweat by salivating. Suddenly I don't feel so smart.

David McCandless is a data journalist in London and he created the chart below, debunking more than fifty common misconceptions and myths.

Keep the chart handy and study it often. You will be able to channel your inner Cliff Clavin* and perhaps win a beer at a bar by being able to settle any number of bar disagreements.

*Cliff Clavin was a resident know-it-all character on the show Cheers