顛覆常識的50個真相1：珠穆朗瑪峯非最高峯
1. Coffee is made from beans
咖啡是用豆子做的
While it is widely believed that coffee comes from 'coffee beans', experts say it is actually made from a seed which is called a bean.
雖然大家都知道咖啡是由“咖啡豆”磨出來的，可專家說事實上咖啡是用叫做“咖啡豆”的種子製作出來的。
2. Chameleons change colour to match their surroundings
變色龍隨環境的改變而變換體色
Believe it or not, chameleons actually change colour as a response to mood, temperature, communication and light instead of the object they are touching.
信不信由你，其實變色龍改變體色是受情緒、體溫、溝通和光的影響，而不是對它碰到的物體做出反應。
3. Mount Everest is the 'tallest' mountain in the world
珠穆朗瑪峯是世界最高峯
While Mount Everest is officially deemed the tallest mountain in the world, experts claim that technically it may not be. The summit of Everest is officially higher above sea level than the summit of any other mountain, but Mauna Kea is the tallest when measured from base to summit. However, the record books deem it the tallest because it has the highest peak on Earth.
雖然珠穆朗瑪峯被公認爲是世界最高峯，但專家表示嚴格意義上來說可能不是這樣的。珠穆朗瑪峯頂點的海拔比其他山峯高，但是莫納克亞山從山底到山頂的高度是最高的。然而，書上都記載着珠穆朗瑪峯是最高峯，因爲它的峯頂是世界最高的。
4. The Great Wall of China can be seen from space
從太空能看見中國的長城
The Apollo astronauts confirmed that you can't see the Great Wall of China from the Moon. In fact, all you can see from the Moon is the white and blue marble of Earth.
阿波羅號的宇航員證實從月球上看不見中國的長城。事實上，從月球上看向地球，能看到的全部就是藍白相間的大理石。
5. One human year is equivalent to seven dog years
人活一年相當於狗活七年
While true in some cases, it does not apply to everyone because it very much depends on the size and breed of the dog.
其實在某些情況下，這不適用於每個人，因爲這要取決於狗的體積和品種。
6. You lose your body heat fastest through your head
體溫通過腦袋降得更快
While this is widely believed to be true, some experts say it is a myth and claim humans would be just as cold if they went without a hat as if they went without trousers.
人們普遍認爲這是對的，然而一些專家稱這是虛構的，並說如果一個人出門沒戴帽子和沒穿褲子是一樣冷的。
7. The Earth revolves around the Sun
地球繞着太陽轉
Technically, the Earth, sun and all of the other the planets are orbiting around the centre of mass of the solar system, not specifically the sun.
嚴格意義上講，地球、太陽和所有其他行星都是圍繞太陽系質心運轉的，而不是專門繞着太陽轉的。
8. Different parts of your tongue detects different tastes
舌頭上不同部位嚐到不同味道
This was scientifically disproven by research which found that all taste sensations come from all regions of the tongue, although different parts are more sensitive to certain tastes which may be where the popular saying comes from.
有科學研究證明這是錯的，研究發現所有味覺來自於整個舌頭，雖然不同的部位會對特定的味道更敏感一些，有可能就是由於這個情況產生了這種盛行的說法。
9. Peanuts are a type of nut
花生是一種堅果
Unbelievably, peanuts, along with beans and peas, actually belong to the single plant family, Leguminosae.
令人難以置信的是，花生、豆類和豌豆，其實屬於單獨的植物科——豆科。
10. Giving children sugar makes them hyper
給孩子吃糖會使他們興奮
While some experts do stand by this common belief, other professors claim that the majority of scientific research has concluded that sugar does not cause hyperactivity in youngsters.
雖然一些專家確實認同這一觀點，然而其他教授聲稱大多數的科學研究已經得出了結論：糖不會使孩子興奮。
