The 13 Funniest 'Facts' From Fake Science: Your #1 Source For Misinformation (PICTURES)

The Internet is full of wrong information, but rarely is it as intentionally wrong -- or as funny -- as the Tumblr Fake Science. The blog, whose tagline is "For When Facts Are Too Confusing," presents science lessons in the style of elementary illustrations or infographics, but gets the fundamental concepts very, very wrong.

There appears to be some real talent behind both the design and the writing of the dozens of "facts" listed on the site, so be sure to check them out, and don't forget to vote for your favorite Fake Science tidbit!

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[EmmaLib]

01:32 PM on 11/26/2010

That's insanity in motion, why do people do that?

[Keegan Murray]

10:29 PM on 11/25/2010

Being cold isn't fun at all, and now we have evidence to support that.

And if the ring count in a tree actually tells you how many other trees it's slept with, we've been told LIES!

[thegirlnextdoor]

03:21 AM on 11/21/2010

Did not make it past the first one I laughed so hard - "decaff is made from the dirt!" Yes!

[Culture101]

07:31 AM on 11/18/2010

For some more pseudoscience have a look at this, its part of Ben Goldacre's assault on the feel good industy

http://cult101.blogspot.com/2010/11/kind-of-magic.html

[CruiseCraft]

09:54 PM on 11/16/2010

It's really sad how people in the world would actually do #8.

[Culture101]

07:21 AM on 11/18/2010

Wouldn't surprise me, people are so stupid lol

http://cult101.blogspot

[JScott]

09:16 AM on 11/16/2010

So this is where Fox News does their research.

[suigeneris]

09:16 AM on 11/16/2010

Jon Hodgeman wants his comedy bit back.

(The main difference being that more than half of his are funny.)

[stacy1467]

11:33 PM on 11/15/2010

Very nice ;-)

[LaPlacaRifa48691]

07:34 PM on 11/15/2010

Considering that America has a major problem when it comes to science education and science knowledge....
Kind of reminds me of some of the answers put on tests in my 12th grade Biology and my 10th grade Home Ec classes when I was a student at Lemoore High School.

"D+ See me after class!"
--RKJ

[Vanessa Belle]

07:29 PM on 11/15/2010

The "Candy Corn Ingredients" one is funny.

[BMcCue7]

11:05 AM on 11/18/2010

I thought so.

I would add that plastic is also a vital ingredient in the making of Velveeta "Cheese."

[peaceandfreedom]

06:12 PM on 11/15/2010

Very funny stuff!

[GraniteSkyline]

05:46 PM on 11/15/2010

Huh. And I I though candy corn was the fusion of wax and plastic. Ya learn somethin' new every day.

[Kathryn Maver]

05:23 PM on 11/15/2010

Genius designer! Love 'em.

[Zofomofo]

05:20 PM on 11/15/2010

Wow, this is the dumbest attempt at humor I have seen for a long time.

[coastalcarla]

10:36 AM on 11/16/2010

Coming from a member of the Church of the Subgenius, that is quite a statement.

[dubbleplusgood]

11:58 AM on 11/16/2010

play nice ladies. you both make decent comments usually. ;)

like most of the Huffpo slideshows, some were funny, some were not, and some were mediocre.

[Zofomofo]

02:03 PM on 11/16/2010

Member? Guess, this is where I am supposed to stick up for them?
(Beside the Church came out very long ago :)

[MohammedAbbasi]

05:11 PM on 11/15/2010

Love it! I am sharing............