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30 Facts That People Found Out Were False Way Too Late In Life, As Shared In This Online Community
When children are little and misbehave, parents often come up with little lies to make children do as they say. Or some parents have a twisted sense of humor and think that it’s funny their kids believe every ridiculous thing they say because their little ones haven’t developed critical thinking yet.
Most often kids are good at figuring out that something their parents told them was not necessarily true, but the problem is that this knowledge doesn’t come from the parents themselves, so it could be that their children still believe the nonsense they fed them.
It happens more often than you think, plus as children we have our own understanding of things that are not true but, in the eyes of a kid, seem logical. People shared what were some of the ridiculous beliefs they had for way too long, answering Johnnyboi1322's question.
Do you relate to any of them? What are some of the facts that you believed for embarrassingly too long? Let us know in the comments!
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#2
That politicians had our best interests at heart because we elected them to do so.
#3
That quicksand and the Bermuda Triangle would be huge threats in your day to day adult life.
#4
Work hard and employers will look out for you.
Yes, I still work hard and do my job. And yes, there are good employers. Broad stroke statements don't truly work.
#5
When I was a kid, my mom always told me that all the nutrition in bread is in the crust, so she wouldn't have to keep cutting it off. Found out that wasn't true when I was 20, after bringing it up to some friends. I still get s**t for that.
#6
My grandad loved dark chocolates. He always told my dad that dark chocolate is poisonous to children so he wouldn't take any. Trouble is, he never corrected him.
So, when my dad was 23 and at a friend's house, their toddler got hold of an after eight.
Cue my dad leaping from the couch, shouting "NO" and slapping the chocolate out of the toddler's hand.
Luther von Wolfen 2 years ago
I remember being about 4 and finding baker's chocolate in a kitchen cabinet. What a cruel trick.
#8
I used to think that eating cold turkey somehow helped people quit smoking.
#9
I had no clue that pickles and cucumbers were the same thing. I went to grow my first garden and commented that you can't find pickle seeds anywhere. /Facepalm
#11
That spiders have big territories, so if your father eliminated the ENORMOUS spider in your room it was safe to go to bed, because there would be no other spiders in the WHOLE house.
#12
Being cold gives you a cold
Twodogsandapicnictable 2 years ago
You do need germs for that, but I think your body wasting extra energy to keep you warm doesn't exactly help your immune system fight them off. And hypothermia and frostbite can still mess you up without giving you a "cold".
#13
That your blood is blue inside your body and it only turns red when it’s oxygenated. I only learnt last year that it’s a myth. God, how stupid I feel ever thinking that was real.
#14
That the black market was an actual market you could go to. I thought it was in Egypt or something. And would have black coloured stalls and sell crazy stuff.
#15
Swallowing a bubble gum would remain forever in your stomach
#16
That women have 1 more rib than men.
I spent 10 years being fed that this was true by the church because 'Adam gave his rib to Eve so she could bear children'.
I looked really stupid in anatomy class.
Luther von Wolfen 2 years ago
The rib thing is the result of bad translation. Eve was actually made from Adam's "side". It can be read to mean that the original human was genderless, and was split into two parts to make male and female.
#17
When I was younger I believed that in different countries a version of myself was there.
Ex* in France there would be a French version of myself living a regular life
#18
That camels store water in their humps
Twodogsandapicnictable 2 years ago
They don't fill up like jugs, but I'm pretty sure the extra moisture stored in all that tissue might have something to do with them being able to go extended lengths of time without water.
#19
When I was a kid I thought zig zag rolling papers were little bibles, cause the dude on the front looked like Jesus to me.
Mermaid Elle-Jaye 2 years ago (edited)
I thought the paper was the same material cos it kinda looked similar as a kid 😂 smoking my first joint was an experience and a half 😂
#20
A blanket was a viable parachute when jumping off a porch...
Luther von Wolfen 2 years ago
I learned this wasn't true when I jumped off the roof of the shed, around 5yo.
#22
Eating a seed will cause that tree to grow inside the stomach
#23
Eating my vegetables would help me grow big and tall like my dad who’s 6’0
I’m a whopping 5’0 tall
#24
My dad told me as a young child that the Great Wall of China was actually built to keep rabbits out of all their crops. I told people that for years…
#25
I’m late to the party but my parents told me that the ice cream truck only played music when it was out of ice cream.
#26
That artichoke hearts were toxic. All because my dad wanted me and my brother to leave them for him.
Anita Pickle 2 years ago
Just thinking of the artichoke heart has me salivating. (That is probably the oddest thing I have ever posted, but fresh artichoke hearts are so incredibly delicious)
#27
Not me, but my sister is born on the 31 of december, so until her 5th birthday (I think), our father and I told her that all the fireworks were to celebrate her birthday.
Kelzbelz79 2 years ago
This is sweet in a way but I can imagine you felt a bit pissed off and upset that the same didn't happen on your special day
#29
That horseshoe crabs had poisonous tails like stingrays and could sting you with them.
I literally thought this until yesterday
Ryker Pingree 2 years ago
Actually, they are quite amazing creatures! More related to spiders and scorpions, the horseshoe crab is valued for its blood, but why? Because it is a key part to vaccines by providing it's bright blue blood to help test them for contamination, in a test called "Limulus Amebocyte." If you want to know more, you should read this fascinating article: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/horseshoe-crab-blood-miracle-vaccine-ingredient.html#:~:text=What%20is%20horseshoe%20crab%20blood,horseshoe%20crab's%20body%20from%20toxins.
#30
I didn’t use a microwave until I was 13 because my parents thought it caused cancer.
What do you think ?
Steve 2 years ago
I used to think people working at toll booths got to keep the money commuters paid the toll with.
Adriana Loborec 2 years ago
Where I live, they certainly do their best to keep as much as possible :)
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Madeleine Flowers 2 years ago
Um, let me think, well, until a month or two ago I used to think the vagina and the hole you pee out of were the same thing.
Monday 2 years ago
That's actually a very common one, biology and sex ed classes did a lot of people dirty.
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Chinmayee Kalghatgi 2 years ago
I thought my country had 29 states and 7 union territories even after the whole Pakistan and Kashmir thing
Steve 2 years ago
I used to think people working at toll booths got to keep the money commuters paid the toll with.
Adriana Loborec 2 years ago
Where I live, they certainly do their best to keep as much as possible :)
Load More Replies... Madeleine Flowers 2 years ago
Um, let me think, well, until a month or two ago I used to think the vagina and the hole you pee out of were the same thing.
Monday 2 years ago
That's actually a very common one, biology and sex ed classes did a lot of people dirty.
Load More Replies... Chinmayee Kalghatgi 2 years ago
I thought my country had 29 states and 7 union territories even after the whole Pakistan and Kashmir thing
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