Welcome to Day 30 of my July Trivia posts.*
Trivia: A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.
I won a goldfish at the school fair when I was a kid and named him Herman the German. He lived a long life for a goldfish. I fed him every day and never wondered whether he remembered me or not. It turns out he did.
Yep, this trivia is wrong. Goldfish can remember things for up to five months. Three seconds is an old wives tale probably made up by someone who never successfully tossed a ping pong ball in a fishbowl, like I did, and won a fish.
I was not surprised that this trivia was false, I was surprised by how many websites were dedicated to goldfish. They are a popular topic.
I give this trivia a 4 out of 10. The trivia is false, but I have good memories of Herman the German.
*I’m doing something hard (for me) in July that I don’t want to talk about until August (in case I fail.) This something takes a lot of time, so I’m simplifying my July posts. I’m using a list of trivia that Aunt Patti emailed me. Each day, I will explore a trivia fact and bring you the truth, not just the clickbait. I might even rate the trivia. I think this will be fun because I love exploring new topics and sharing them with you. I hope you learn something too. If you do, why not share it with a friend. One of my goals is to get more readers, and word of mouth is a great way to do that. Many thanks.