Popular Misconceptions

AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY.

Same can be said for all sorts of fruits and vegetables. Apples do contain Vitamin C which helps us to resist illness but amount of Vitamin C present in citrus fruits is much higher (5 times more).

BEES COLLECT HONEY FROM FLOWERS.

In fact, bees collect thin sweet liquid called Nectar present at the base of petals from flowers. The body of the bee is like a honey making factory, in which chemical processes turn nectar into honey.

SPIDER WEBS ARE WEAK AND FRAGILE.

They may appear weak but a spider's silk is stronger than anyother fibre in nature. It is very flexible - stretching five times in length without breaking and has a tensile strength greater than that of steel.

SPINACH IS ESPECIALLY RICH IN IRON.

Spinach contains no more iron than anyother green leafy vegetable. The myth arose in 1870 when a German scientist analysing the iron content of foods misplaced a decimal point and showed spinach as having 10 times more iron than cabbage.

THE STRONGEST ANIMAL IS ELEPHANT.

In proportion to their size, the strongest animal are the beetles found mainly in the tropical lands. Tests carried out on a Rhinoceros beetle showed that it could support 850 times its own weight on its back.