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 Yes, everyone knows bumblebees can fly. And everyone I know, including myself, were taught, in school that scientists ""proved"" bumblebees can't fly. The idea that scientific study contradicts observations in nature is a commonly held misconception by laypeople. The fact that Snopes saw fit to address this also suggests that it is a misconception. I really don't see the point in this argument. The entry seems fine to me. ~  "