Statistics for Facts that people get wrong #2

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Clue	Answer	% Correct
This person did not actually discover the United States, since Viking explorer Leif Erikson got their first.	Christopher Columbus	96%
An apple never fell on this person's head, but rather they watched the apple fall from a tree	Isaac Newton	95%
This emperor was not short, but was actually 5'7" (~168cm), which was tall for his time	Napoléon Bonaparte	95%
This part of the body does not actually have specific taste zones	Tongue	93%
This type of bird does not deliver children, unlike popular belief	Stork	88%
This substance will not stick to your stomach if you accidentally swallow	Gum	85%
Fortune cookies were not invented in China, but actually in this country	United States	84%
People do not actually eat 8 of these in their sleep per year, but close to zero!	Spiders	81%
This type of milk does not come from brown cows	Chocolate Milk	80%
Cracking your knuckles does not lead to this condition	Arthritis	78%
This "nut" is not classed as a nut, but as a legume	Peanut	74%
This US president never had wooden teeth, but teeth made from gold, ivory and lead.	George Washington	73%
Touching frogs or toads will not give you these	Warts	72%
This drink is not actually made from beans, but made from "seeds"	Coffee	65%
From base to tip, Mount Everest isn't the "tallest mountain", but this mountain is	Mauna Kea	31%