5. The Old Story About a Man Being Swallowed Does Not Add Up
In 1891, a man named James Bartley claimed he had survived being swallowed by a whale. He said he had been trapped for a full day before being rescued from inside the whale after it was killed.
However, science tells a different story. The acids and lack of oxygen would have destroyed him in a matter of hours. His reported symptoms, such as bleached skin and blindness, do not match what would actually happen. Experts now believe his story was a myth.
