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"Paper does not, in fact, burn at Fahrenheit 451. It burns at 451 degrees Celsius. Ray Bradbury made one little mistake in his most famous title and it has now proliferated into an entire world of falsehood."

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  1. etil reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  3. dandelionwine reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    i find this incredibly hard to believe. a lot of the initial hits on google for ignition temperature of paper are yahoo...
  4. dannikins reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  13. eelesa reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    (source)Submitted...451 degrees Celsius = 843.8 degrees Fahrenheit there is no way this...
  14. lovin-it reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    seriously!!!!!!! that book was hecka good though.
  15. oremi reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  16. vibegota reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  17. shai-shai reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Dude, I just read this book and loved it. Now, my love has decreased. Wonder what would my English teacher say about...
  18. vivjibbs reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  19. sleepingforthecure reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Paper does not, in fact, burn at Fahrenheit 451. It burns at 451 degrees Celsius. Ray Bradbury made one little mistake...
  20. oedipusrexrexrex reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    This is one of my favorite books. All of you over-analytical people can suck it. Oh, crap. I’m one of them…
  21. princessleah7x reblogged this from life-starts-now and added:
    #funfact of the day I guess
  22. life-starts-now reblogged this from mobscenity and added:
    dang… seriously? what the heck, ray, what the heck? celcius 451 just doesn’t have that ring to it i guess… lol
  23. mobscenity reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  24. rorrimehtni reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  25. stanleyshmanley reblogged this from kreeestal and added:
    NO, I’m fucking ruined now.
  26. beccahzuazua reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Well that’s what he gets for writing a shitty book.
  27. kreeestal reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  28. faithmyllama reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  29. ashenruby reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  30. barkatarcs reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  31. markmeneses reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  32. mmmalynnn reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Haha! I remember reading this book for freshman year of high school. Hey IB kids, here’s a fun fact for yah (: Wouldn’t...
  33. theswaggeringcripple reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  34. insidethehumanbody reblogged this from cornersofmymind
  35. cbsundance reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Wow, i’m disappointed
  36. fredrickevilcow reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  37. caughtinamoment reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  38. my-name-is-ozymandias reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  39. infinitebuzzing reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  40. wingedliberation reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    whatever, the book still transcends into modern day better than any other book I can think of.
  41. xkida reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  42. fromthegingerside reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  43. fungusamongus reblogged this from latentsound and added:
    LOL. Fuck that. I still think that’s a damn good book. So FUCK YOU.
  44. lamariejeanne reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    What idiot submitted this? Fahrenheit 451 is the burning temperature of paper. I’m pretty sure Ray freakin’ Bradbury...
  45. neeks reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    WRONG. TOTALLY. FUCKING. WRONG. who the fuck submitted this. FYF do you even check your facts before posting them? JEEZ...
  46. shmessla reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    it’s still a good book.
  47. cloud-9 reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  48. supermanjoe reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  49. dorosi reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  50. samantherr reblogged this from sunlightandamocha
  51. dinolam reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    AHHH….OMG I AM SO SHOCKED
  52. mappeal reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  53. elise1 reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  54. companyofbricks reblogged this from jonanahht and added:
    Haha, that is hilarious. You can burn paper with a match.. since when was a match 451 degrees? Ohhmyy.
  55. streetxlightxpeople reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    hah. That is really shocking. I actually read this book last summer, and thought it was good. But then, I don’t know. I...
  56. despairxfactor reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  57. baddies-boogie reblogged this from condoravenue and added:
    Who cares??? It’s a good book
  58. jonanahht reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    bahulshit. do you americans know how hot 451 degrees is? paper would be long gone, somewhere in the hundreds i would...
  59. misscuriosity reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  60. grnkid reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Yeah, but Fahrenheit 451 sounds so much better. I mean, 451 Celsius or Celsius 451 sounds like some sci-fi fantasy book...
  61. elizabethmaria reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  62. fruitsbasketxp reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  63. twiffy reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  64. totoroacorn reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  65. ryleyh reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Thank you thank you thank you. I HATE Ray Bradbury
  66. katieb1223 reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    oops… I’ll have to look this up :p
  67. kaityxoxo reblogged this from iamcharlotteaddams
  68. breakregina reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  69. latentsound reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    NO, DO NOT RUIN MEEEE. D:
  70. endlessava reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  72. thecolorgreen reblogged this from yourawesomelikeme
  73. kylieelizabeth reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    damn but i love that book.
  74. fuckyeahinsanity reblogged this from whyisthishappening and added:
    fyf keeps posting wrong facts….. [sadface] I
  75. raccoonx reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  76. augi reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  77. animaexmachina reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Either way, it’s still an amazing book. Haha.
  78. krystie reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    One of my friends was JUST saying this to me the other day, except he, like many others, made the mistake of saying it...
  79. iamcharlotteaddams reblogged this from kaityxoxo and added:
    Ray Bradbury made another mistake: writing a shitty book. I’m just sayin’…
  80. ellieinwonderland reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  83. hana321 reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    whaaaa! lol. I hated that book none the less.
  84. ghosthost reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  85. speakmnemosyne reblogged this from laceisfringe and added:
    YES YES YES YES YES I SUBMITTED THAT YESSSSSSS. FINALLY THE TRUTH HAS BEEN REVEALED. ELATION
  86. fakingorgasm reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    I like this book too.
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  89. micha7xel reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  90. heyybrianna reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    i can’t remember if i read this frosh or soph year, BUT I HATED IT.
  91. breannadonoho reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  92. randyreverie reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  93. yourimaginaryfriend reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    D: poor Bradbury.
  94. jazz-your-self reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  95. cassandrafreeman reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  96. condoravenue reblogged this from feralnostalgia and added:
    figures. ray bradbury is kind of a fucktard.
  97. dream0nstars reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  105. lumberjacks reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    hahahaha sucks to be ray bradbury right now.
  106. splitsplat reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    LOL get owned @RayBradbury. Good book
  107. chispa reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  108. idyllically reblogged this from monicaftw and added:
    Oooh, I liked Anthem the most. It made me attempt to read Atlas Shrugged which was okay. I read the first 700 pages...
  109. monicaftw reblogged this from idyllically and added:
    as far as dystopias go, i’m a fan of anthem
  110. hailpc reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  111. thechanster reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Umm… I think this is wrong.
  112. themarcus reblogged this from sheilavallejos and added:
    fuckyeahfacts is always wrong. paper burns at ~451ºF or ~233ºC
  113. yourawesomelikeme reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  114. laceandtea reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Still a good book :)
  115. sheilavallejos reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  117. idyllically reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Never liked that book anyway. I’m more of a 1984 fan.
  118. mahcjkenze reblogged this from samyoung
  119. bibliosbird reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    “Paper does not, in fact, burn at Fahrenheit 451. It burns at 451 degrees Celsius. Ray Bradbury made one little mistake...
  120. angelieieiuhoh reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    haha i’m supposed to be reading that book right now for english
  121. p-danielle reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    My world has just imploded.
  122. humdrumvee reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  124. bluerhapsody reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Take that, Eaton.
  125. adailyriot reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  126. snazzysavanna reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  127. kickdrumheart reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  128. sabrinaa reblogged this from gabbyinwonderlandd and added:
    mee too! I hated it!
  129. autumnwake reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    OH MY GOD, I’m not doing lit anymore. Actually, no I’ll just tell my teacher tomorrow in class.
  130. kathlyn reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    I hated and enjoyed that book back in high school. Crazy concept.
  131. bbbearrr reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  136. gabbyinwonderlandd reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  137. radiapathy reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    well… Fahrenheit 451 does sound alot better than CELSIUS 451. jussayin’
  138. carolinerice reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    This is one of my favorite books… it makes me sad the title isn’t accurate.
  139. sshheerrbbeeaarr reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  140. whyisthishappening reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Sorry to burst everyone’s bubble but it is in fact F, not C. Paper burns at 843F? Bullshit.
  141. standardspit reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  142. themanwithafoulmouth reblogged this from samyoung and added:
    no fucking way. life now over. ray bradbury you bastard.
  143. siamesecities reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  145. lizmademe reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    I think maybe he did that on purpose. Fahrenheit 451 sounds a helluva lot smoother than Celcius 451. Marketing tactic?
  146. kusch reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  147. brittany-nicole reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    I love that book
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  153. anoptionalholiday reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    My life has been a lie.
  154. maorinette reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  156. pleasedrinkresponsibly reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    got that, bitch?
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  161. myipodispsychic reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    thats REALLY funny, my friend fallon and I actually had an argument with some idiot football player today who SWORE (on...
  162. chelseadallas reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    damn you ray bradbury!!! i’ve used this as a little piece of trivia before. how dare you make me a liar!
  163. anthonydillan reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  165. novellas reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    im pretty sure this isn’t true……
  166. therivanqueen reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    that’s fantastic
  167. anatematiza reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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  171. sablesma reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    Well I’ll be damned.
  172. laceisfringe reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    I saw a Firefighter Museum in Nova Scotia, the street adress was 451 Main St. (i don’t really remember the street name),...
  173. sketchygrrl reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  174. magicspells reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
  175. samyoung reblogged this from ohyeahfacts and added:
    OMG WHAT REALLY? MY LIFE IS A LIE.
  176. sunlightandamocha reblogged this from ohyeahfacts
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