Bogus No. 5 · Friday, November 6, 2026

The five fakes

What was fake, and the truth.

FOOD

1Milk chocolate was invented in Belgium.Fake

2Milk chocolate was invented in Switzerland by Daniel Peter.

1Gin gets its main flavor from hops.Fake

2Gin gets its main flavor from juniper berries.

1The three-point seat belt was invented at Ford.Fake

2Nils Bohlin developed it at Volvo in 1959.

1Most brain neurons are replaced every seven years.Fake

2Most neurons in the adult brain last a lifetime and are never replaced.

1Humans make vitamin C in the liver, like most mammals.Fake

2Humans lost the ability to make vitamin C, unlike most mammals.

Five new rounds every day at midnight.