Bogus No. 2 · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

The five fakes

What was fake, and the truth.

INVENTIONS

1Google was originally called Cadabra.Fake

2Cadabra was Amazon's original name; Google was BackRub.

1Potatoes were first farmed in Ireland.Fake

2Potatoes were first domesticated in the Andes of South America.

1Black pepper comes from a dried chili flower.Fake

2Black pepper is the dried fruit of the vine Piper nigrum.

1Human color blindness is far more common in women.Fake

2Red-green color blindness is far more common in men.

1The largest human artery is the femoral artery.Fake

2The aorta is the largest artery in the human body.

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