Categories: Curiosities

50 Facts You Learned at School That Are Not Real

THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA IS VISIBLE FROM SPACE

Since it’s the same color, texture and made from the same materials as the surrounding landscape, the Great Wall of China is nearly impossible to see with the unaided eye in low-Earth orbit. It is absolutely not visible from the moon, as many kids were taught in school. A 2004 image from the International Space Station might appear to show a tiny segment of the world’s longest defensive fortification, but even Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei confirmed he couldn’t see it while in orbit.

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