Myth: We have five senses
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Reality: Besides the five empirical senses, there are at least four other senses that are rarely cited: proprioception—sensing one’s orientation in space; thermoception—a sense of temperature; equilibrioception—a sense of balance; and interoception—a sense of one’s physiological condition.
Source: https://thebestschools.org/magazine/25-popular-science-myths-debunked/