It's no secret that the world is full of lies.

There are tons of so-called facts that almost everyone still believes about anything from ancient history to the human body,

and I'm about to debunk some of the biggest fibs around.

You're listening.

You're listening.

You're listening to me amazed? When you think about wolves, what springs to mind?

A full moon, perhaps?

It might be time to rethink that image because wolves don't howl at the moon at all.

Hear me out.

The nocturnal canines do howl as a way of communicating with each other, and sometimes the moon is full, but they have no business directing all that racket at the moon itself. Wolves mostly howl in complete darkness, and it's just that we can't see them doing it. There are a couple of reasons why the whole howling at the moon idea might have stuck, though. Firstly, howls are more easily heard on moonlit nights because these tend to be windless.

Secondly, our ancestors usually ventured outside more when there was a full moon

because they could navigate better in the moonlight, which is probably when they mostly stumbled across howling wolf bags.

On to another nocturnal topic, we've all heard this one before,

you should never, ever wake a sleepwalker, except you totally can.

That's right, there's practically no scientific or medical evidence to prove that

giving your sleepwalking sibling a gentle shake is going to cause them to drop dead as a result

of a heart

attack or pure fright. Of course, being abruptly woken while unconsciously brushing your teeth

or attempting to get into the bathtub at 3 a.m. is enough to spook anyone, so it's probably

not the nicest thing to do. Sleep experts recommend trying to gently guide a sleepwalker back

in the direction of their bed without fully waking them.

Think of it like herding sheep except it's your granny and her favorite nightgown.

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