12 fake science facts you won’t have been taught at school, for obvious reasons

It’s British Science Week, so to celebrate here are twelve incredible scientific facts that they didn’t teach you at school, mainly because they are completely fake and the teacher would have been sacked.

1.

Optical illusions: now more than ever. pic.twitter.com/gBREGLWMbz

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) March 1, 2015

2.

Beautiful. pic.twitter.com/aUSpzN2lIs

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) December 4, 2016

3.

Amazing. pic.twitter.com/cTBDdkRy9m

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) July 5, 2016

4.

We found a classic experiment. pic.twitter.com/xZ1blstJyt

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) October 5, 2015

5.

Birds of the world. pic.twitter.com/wW0UPeuGWW

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) January 10, 2017

6.

Conserve the smart way. pic.twitter.com/a1GdGfsXef

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) February 9, 2017

7.

Incredible. pic.twitter.com/kdiyFBOGaH

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) July 24, 2016

8.

Inspiring. pic.twitter.com/PYLZCbZjRf

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) January 3, 2017

9.

The predator waits. pic.twitter.com/T22ssKIvRS

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) October 11, 2016

10.

Be productive. pic.twitter.com/kxG7hQFbvr

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) August 9, 2016

11.

Incredible. pic.twitter.com/9SVsCk0Fbb

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) November 20, 2016

12.

It’s time. pic.twitter.com/bv7oItiDCi

— Fake Science (@FakeScience) September 18, 2016