List of common misconceptions (Simple English Wikipedia)

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abc.net.au (Global: 120th place; Simple English: 80th place)

about.com (Global: 419th place; Simple English: 144th place)

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german.about.com

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buddhism.about.com

acefitness.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

adlerplanetarium.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

adsabs.harvard.edu (Global: 14th place; Simple English: 17th place)

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aip.org (Global: 2,273rd place; Simple English: 2,175th place)

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americanscientist.org (Global: 9,393rd place; Simple English: 1,860th place)

ancestry.com (Global: 943rd place; Simple English: 537th place)

  • "Cropper". Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2003. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

animalleague.org (Global: low place; Simple English: low place)

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archive.org (Global: 6th place; Simple English: 3rd place)

archives.gov (Global: 319th place; Simple English: 180th place)

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augusta.com (Global: 7,612th place; Simple English: 7,382nd place)

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  • Britt Gillette (September 10, 2009). "Satan, Hell, and Bible Prophecy". BrittGillette.com: A Christian Examination of Bible Prophecy and Emerging Technology. Archived from the original on July 8, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

buddhanet.net (Global: low place; Simple English: 3,305th place)

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  • Radford, Benjamin (1999). "The Ten-Percent Myth". Skeptical Inquirer. Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal. ISSN 0194-6730. Retrieved 2009-04-15. It's the old myth heard time and again about how people use only ten percent of their brains

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  • David MacDonald and Mark Bonocore. "Is the Pope Sinless?". The Pope, Bishop of Rome Catholic and Orthodox relations. CatholicBridge.com. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

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  • "Crap". American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. Houghton Mifflin. 2001. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  • "Gringo". American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language. 2001. Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

enotes.com (Global: 4,917th place; Simple English: 2,268th place)

etymonline.com (Global: 669th place; Simple English: 169th place)

  • Douglas Harper (2010). "Fuck". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  • Douglas Harper (2010). "Crap". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  • Douglas Harper (2001). "ye (pron.)". Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved June 24, 2011.

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  • Crabtree, Steve (July 6, 1999). "New Poll Gauges Americans' General Knowledge Levels". Gallup News Service. Retrieved 2011-01-13. the Declaration... was officially signed on August 2nd. Another 32% give a more general answer, saying that July 4th celebrates Independence Day.

glamour.com (Global: 2,729th place; Simple English: 1,627th place)

  • "Hair Myths". Glamour.com. 31 July 2008. Retrieved 2009-04-13.

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  • National Pasta Association article FAQs section "Who "invented" pasta?"; "The story that it was Marco Polo who imported noodles to Italy and thereby gave birth to the country's pasta culture is the most pervasive myth in the history of Italian food." (Dickie 2008, p. 48). Archive copy at the Internet Archive

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  • "Fuck". Merriam–Webster. Merriam–Webster, Inc. 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

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  • Bishop, Don (February 1, 2002). "Who invented radio?". Mobile Dev & Design. Penton Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-01-13.

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  • Frasier, Alistair (October 16, 1996). "Bad Coriolis". ems.psu.edu. Penn State College of Earth an Materials Sciences. Retrieved 2009-08-29.

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  • Michael Quinion (2011). "Crap". World Wide Words. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
  • Michael Quinion (2011). "Sleep tight". World Wide Words. Retrieved June 17, 2011.

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  • "Fuck". Webster's New World College Dictionary. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved June 17, 2011.