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TIL 26% of American adults DO NOT know that the Earth orbits the sun, 49% think antibiotics kill viruses, 47% believe electrons are larger than atoms, 53% think Lasers work by focusing sound waves, according to a survey done by the National Science Board. Other figures and countries included. (PDF)

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