Common Myths That Have Been Debunked By Science

Lemings Do Not Jump Off of Cliffs in Mass Suicides

For some reason, the internet became infatuated with this little cute creature that supposedly committed mass suicide recently. Well, just so you know, Lemings do not commit mass suicide. Sometimes they fall off of cliffs during migrations, but that's really it.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.