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TRUE OR

FALSE?

Uncover the myths behind some
terrible truths and find out which

facts were really right all along.
Is the Earth round? Was Napoleon

really short? Test yourself on
more questions along the way,

with the answers revealed in
the back of the book.

This microscopic mound is a fungiform
papillae—a tiny lump on your tongue where
taste-detectors lie. Thousands of these taste
buds are found across the tongue and can
identify all the flavors of food.

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