Thomas Crapper did not invent the modern flush toilet. Alexander Cummings a Scottish watchmaker is credited with the design.
The longest creature in the world is not the Blue Whale but actually the Bootlace Worm which scientists believe can grow up to 60 metres long.
The modern game of golf did originate in Scotland but there's absolutely no question that the game was played long before the Scots even thought about it. Indeed there is strong evidence linking the Dutch with playing a similar game before the Scots played it and even several ancient versions of the game. It would be accurate to describe Scotland as home to the modern version of golf as it is played today.
Walter Raleigh did not introduce the potato or tobacco to Europe.
Vincent Van Gogh sold only one painting during his life 'Red Vineyard at Arles'. (Often wrongly quoted as none or two)
There is no definite proof that St.Patrick was born in Scotland or Wales as believed. One thing is known, he certainly wasn't born in Ireland.
The Guilotine (Halifax Gibbet) was not invented by the French but was actually invented in Halifax , England possibly as early as the 11th century. (documentary proof exists from 1280's)
The real star and workhorse of the Battle of Britain was the Hawker Hurricane and not the Spitfire..
Roman Emperors used to give a 'thumbs up' and not a 'thumb's down' sign when a gladiator was to be executed.
The bra was not invented by Otto Titzling. It was invented in 1913 by a lady called Mary Phelps Jacob.
The world's largest city by area is not Tokyo, Mexico City or Los Angeles but actually Honolulu. (The city limits are classed as the whole island of Hawaii
A Goldfish's attention span is not 3 seconds. Research has proven that it is nearer to 3 months or longer than it is to 3 seconds.
Earth's tallest mountain is not Mount Everest. Yes it's the tallest above sea level but Mauna Kea is considerably higher when measured from it's base on the floor of the Pacific.
23 is the lowest score in a game of darts which is not achievable with a single dart.
Chop Suey did not originate in U.S.A. It was definitely an original Chinese dish.
Lemmings do not commit suicide, they die more by accident and confusion due to the high numbers of them.
The great wall of China cannot be seen from the moon.
Nelson's last words were not 'Kiss Me Hardy'. They were 'Drink Drink, Fan Fan, Rub Rub'.
The Duke of Wellington was not an Englishman, he was Irish.
Captain Cook did not discover Australia. Fellow Englishman William Dampier beat him to it as did the Dutch who landed 150 years earler.
Contrary to popular belief, a piece of paper is not restricted to being folded only 7 times. In fact the world record currently stands at 12. (If you use a very long and very thin piece of paper it is possible to achieve this)
The Turkey originated in Mexico not the USA.
Contrary to popular belief, water does not go down the plug hole in only one direction in either the Northern or Southern hemispheres. It can go clockwise or anti-clockwise in either of the hemispheres. (A simultaneous experiment on the Brainiac TV show proved this).
William Dockwra invented the Penny Post way back in 1680. It wasn't Rowland Hill almost 200 years later.
Chameleons don't change colour to match the background. They change colour as a result of different emotional states.
St. Bernard dogs do not carry brandy barrel around their neck. The artist Sir Edwin Landseer added the barrels to a painting of the dogs 'for interest' and it has stuck with them ever since.
Nelson never wore an eye-patch over his badly damaged right eye.
All diamonds come from volcanoes. They are formed under immense heat and pressure beneath the Earth and are brought to the surface during the eruption.
Nicotine is neither yellow nor brown. It is colourless.
Julius Caesar was not born by Caesarean section. Such operations did occur at the time of his birth, but they always involved the death of the mother. Caesar' mother lived well into his adulthood.
There is, not now, and there never was Tutankhamun's curse. The was made up by a Cairo correspondent of the Daily Express.
Camels dont store water in their humps, they store fat.
Baseball (first named and described in 1744, 'Little Pretty Pocket Book') was originally invented in England and is not based on Rounders (first described in 1828, 'The Boys Own Book'). Documentary evidence in the form of a personal diary entry of William Bray from Surrey, England outlining the game being played by locals in 1755. This manuscript has since been confirmed by the Major League Baseball as authentic and fully accepted as the world's oldest documented proof of the existence of the game of Baseball.
Fresh Kills (rubbish dump on Staten Island) is the largest man-made structure on Earth.
Robert Bunsen did not invent the bunsen burner, it was actually invented by English chemist Michael Faraday.
Cockroaches are not the most likely to survive a nuclear war. It is in fact the bacterium 'Deinococcus radiodurans'.
The hottest part of a chilli is not the seeds. It is the central membrane to which the seeds are attached.
Violin strings are not made of Cat's-gut, but are infact made from Sheep's-gut.
An Ostrich does not bury its head in the sand. If it did it would suffocate.
Raindrops are not teardrop shaped. They are spherical.
There are no muscles in your fingers. All the muscles that control the fingers are located in the arm.
Alcohol does not kill brain cells, it just makes the new cells grow slower.
Flamingos are not pink because they eat shrimps. The are pink because they eat alot of blue-green algae (which is often red in colour).
Robin Hood's tights were not green, they were red (to reflrct his status as a leader).
The Queen does not say 'Arise sir' to someone she has knighted.
Panama hats to not come from Panama, they come from Ecuador.
The Great Wall of China is not visible from the moon.
Alexander Graham Bell did not invent the telephone, Antonio Meucci did in 1860, it was called 'The Teletrofono'.
Kilts, Bagpipes, Haggis, Porridge, Whisky, Golf and Tartan are definitely not originally Scottish. Scotland is named after a Celtic tribe from Ireland. Kilts were invented by the Irish but the word kilt is Danish. Bagpipes are ancient and were probably invented in Central Asia. Haggis is an ancient Greek sausage. Porridge has been found in 5,000 year old bog bodies in Central Europe and Scandanavia. Whisky was invented in ancient China. Clan tartans is a complete myth. All highland dress was banned after the 1745 rebellion. English garrison regiments started designing their own tartan as an affection and to mark the state visit of King George IV in 1822.