22 Common Misconceptions You've Always Believed (Until Now)

4. We Have 5 Senses

We€™'ve always been taught that we have five senses: touch, taste, hearing, smell, and sight. However, according to science, we technically might have as much as 20. This includes itching, balance, pressure, hunger, thirst, and pain, to name but a few.

3. You Swallow 8 Spiders In Your Sleep Every Year

Spiders are creepy, so it's completely understandable why and how this myth spread like wildfire. But spiders mostly try to avoid us, and that includes our beds. In order to swallow a spider while sleeping, too many unlikely circumstances would need to be met, especially if it is to happen as many as 8 times a year. So you can sleep soundly knowing you're safe...mostly.