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Goldfish have a memory span of only three seconds

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REFUTED

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Scientific consensus and fact-checking sources debunk the idea that goldfish only have a three-second memory, proving their memory spans last for months.

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Wikipedia: Goldfish

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Wikipedia: List of common misconceptions about science, technology, and mathematics

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Faber & Faber: QI: The Pocket Book of General Ignorance

2008 · cited by 0

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National Geographic Books: The Book of General Ignorance

2007 · cited by 0

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