@holland
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The claim that people swallow several spiders a year in their sleep is a myth. Swallowing one is not strictly impossible, but it would be a rare, random event with no documented case.
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Holland No way... right?
No. Einstein excelled at mathematics. The myth likely grew from a failed entrance exam in other subjects and a reversed grading scale at his Swiss school.
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Newton did say an apple fall prompted his thinking about gravity, but no source says it hit his head, and the idea developed gradually rather than in one moment.
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