Top Scientific Hoaxes

While modern science can stake claim to improving life in all sorts of ways, even smart people get fooled once in a while.

You may have heard about the Piltdown Man or the faked alien autopsy, but how about England’s troublesome “cake” problem?

The Science Channel offers its list of the Top 10 Science Hoaxes.

Here are the last five:

10. The Nacirema Tribe

9. The Disappearing Blonde Gene

8. “Say No to Cake”

7. Alien Autopsy

6. The Turk

Get the lowdown on these, and the rest of the list, at The Science Channel