Girls go to Jupiter to get more stupider.

That little spec of light is the biggest planet in our solar system.
Jupiter has 63 moons. 63!
I definitely did not know this.
Of course, I have heard of the big ones: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, but there are 59 others out there! unbelievable.
I really love finding these types of things out. However, I'm always a little skeptical when I start telling people about these finds. I quickly get nervous and think, "is this one of those things that everyone already knows? One of those things that we learned in elementary school and is common knowledge to everyone but me?" I don't think this fear is not completely unfounded, a little neurotic perhaps but not necessarily uncommon.
In fact, there was an episode of "This American Life" a while back that featured this phenomenon. Essentially it was about misconceptions we have as kids that should get corrected by an adult at some point but don't. For example, there was a story about a girl who was believed that unicorns were extinct and a guy who thought that the word "quesadilla" was Spanish for "what's the deal?". These were hilarious stories that both ended with a very embarrassing discovery. I have to admit that I had one of these misconceptions as well. At the end of radio and TV commercials when I was growing up, there was always a phrase that would stick in my head long after the commercial had ended. "Void where prohibited". Seems simple enough, just a company watching their back with a little statement of liability. However, I heard the phrase, "Void wear prohibited", and being a total sucker for advertising, I was absolutely intrigued by this, obviously popular, "Void" brand of clothing. I used to think, "if it's prohibited everywhere, it's got to be totally awesome". I would look for this brand name every time I went shopping with my family and I couldn't find it anywhere. Not being able to find such a popular brand (it was on every commercial) one might start to get the picture, but not me. I assumed, that if I can't find Void Wear, it must be at cooler clothing stores than my mom is taking me to. It wasn't at Mervyns or Millers Outpost and definitely not at K-mart. I persuaded her to go to the cool skateboard/surfing stores that had neon colored t-shirts and loud music I've never heard and people with really weird hair, but no Void Wear. I had reached a dead end. Fortunately not too long after this, I made the sudden realization when listening to a commercial on the radio. I think I remember a very wide, self-deprecating smile that crept out on my face and stayed longer than I wanted it to. I thank God I didn't start asking my friends about Void Wear skate shoes or ask for a Void Wear jacket for Christmas. There are a few things a boy in eighth grade, trying desperately to be in the cool crowd, could never live down.

And to my credit, scientists have been finding moons on Jupiter up to just a few years ago.