Bogus No. 6 · Saturday, November 7, 2026

The five fakes

What was fake, and the truth.

THE BODY

1The thyroid gland sits at the base of your brain.Fake

2The thyroid sits in the front of the neck.

1Shopping carts were invented in Paris in 1890.Fake

2Sylvan Goldman introduced them in Oklahoma City in 1937.

1The Panama Canal's Pacific end lies west of its Atlantic end.Fake

2The Pacific entrance actually lies east of the Atlantic one.

1An adult human skull is one solid piece of bone.Fake

2The adult skull is made of 22 bones, most joined by sutures.

1Sharks use a large swim bladder to stay afloat.Fake

2Sharks have no swim bladder; an oily liver gives them buoyancy.

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