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32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time

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There are some things we learn at school that are accurate at the time yet are found to be false later. At the same time, some things are already incorrect, but we are taught them regardless because the teacher lacks knowledge or their information is outdated.

Most people will likely have had this experience. And because it’s always fun to share and read about these things, when one Reddit user raised such a question online, the post blew up, with people bombarding the comment section with replies. Scroll down to see what they wrote. And if this list doesn't satisfy your hunger, have no worries because we have two more of these for seconds and dessert!

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#1

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time I was told theres no such fish as an alligator gar when I chose it for a report. The teacher refused to let me look it up on the internet(very early at the time and "untrustworthy") or encyclopedia(would take too long). So she asked the kid in the room who was known for being into animals. He had never heard of it, so it couldn't possibly exist.
I will NEVER not be salty about this

710forests , Florida Fish and Wildlife Report

Final score:

226points

Brainmas 1 year ago

Terrible teacher! She should have used it as a learning opportunity for herself and the class. I always loved it when my students could teach me about something I had never heard of.

115points

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#2

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time When I was in junior high in the mid 80s, our Earth Science textbooks had continental drift, and our teacher said, "Okay, so I need you to ignore all of Chapter 4" (or whatever it was). "Plate tectonics has been the accepted theory taught in colleges for 10 years now, but K-8 textbooks haven't caught up yet."

I feel like the version of plate tectonics I learned was a tiny bit garbled compared to what kids learned 10 years later, but my teacher was directly pulling from college texts and published scientific papers and distilling it down for 6th graders, so more power to her!

AliMcGraw , NASA Report

Final score:

213points

DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago

Props to this teacher.

83points

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#3

“Just ignore the bullies and they’ll go away”
“You can be anything you want to be when you grow up”

Pure-Contract7101 Report

Final score:

198points

R.A. Haley 1 year ago

The only bullies I ever saw stop, did so because someone whooped their a**.

13points

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#4

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time We were taught that Rosa Parks didn't get up from her seat because "she just got tired one day"; that the entire action was the spontaneous action of a lone woman.

In fact, the entire thing was scripted and choreographed. While Parks was a seamstress, she was also the secretary to the president of the local NAACP chapter.

She was recreating the protest done by Claudette Colvin. The NAACP wanted Parks to recreate it because Colvin was very dark complected, and a single mother.

The NAACP thought Parks, who was lighter skinned, would appeal to white audiences seeing this on TV

StillSilentMajority7 , Unseen Histories Report

Final score:

180points

David 1 year ago

It was a planned stunt, she tried 3 buses before one had a driver who reacted. It is also why they were able to respond so fast. But sometimes you need to force events to bring progress for a very real issue. And Parks had to be brave, because given the south back then, she is lucky she was not violently assaulted. She was brave even if it was a planned stunt

186points

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#5

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time Komodo dragon bites were deadly due to high concentrations of bacteria, not venom. Turns out that they are, in fact, venemous

actual-hakim , Jeffry Surianto Report

Final score:

178points

Frostfirefox919 1 year ago

In fact, it's both!

9points

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#6

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time I’m now under the impression that we did not, in fact, have a nice friendly thanksgiving dinner with the native Americans

witwebolte41 , krakenimages Report

Final score:

176points

pep Ito 1 year ago

The problem did not arise with the first settlers, who were few in number. The problem arose when the settlers increased in number and began to threaten the territories and way of life of the Indians.

75points

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#7

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time the we wont be walking around with a calculator in our pockets

Need_Bacon , Mohammadreza alidoost Report

Final score:

158points

pep Ito 1 year ago

Then you run out of battery power and you can't even add with your fingers and then it's all crying. ;)

45points

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#8

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time In the early 80’s we were told that soon we would soon use the metric system in the US.
Still waiting .

Low-Argument3170 , Darling Arias Report

Final score:

148points

Jill Bussey 1 year ago

Everyone else in the world wishes you would.

127points

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#9

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time We had lessons on how to get out of quicksand at school.

I have no doubt that the method is valid - but the ‘disproven’ bit for me is the need to know how to get out of quicksand. It really isn’t an issue.

In a similar vein, we had a lot of education about stranger danger. Again - not disproven. But much more valid would have been education about how much child abuse and abduction is committed by someone known to the victim. Australia’s Most Wanted had me petrified to look out the window at night. Turns out the dangerous person wasn’t lurking outside waiting to get in. He was a member of my family.

KetoCurious97 , Clevergrrl Report

Final score:

146points

Bored Batgirl 1 year ago

Quicksand, spontaneous combustion and the Bermuda Triangle all seemed like things I was going to need to be concerned about in life.

15points

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#10

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time The tastebud zones thing.

keepinitrealzs , Don Hassan Report

Final score:

145points

LizzieBoredom 1 year ago

You are now entering The Tastebud Zone.

57points

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#11

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time That as a kid, strangers were going to constantly offer you [illegal substances] . Thank you, D.A.R.E. program.

marimba79 , Murat Emrullah Aydoğan Report

Final score:

138points

sturmwesen 1 year ago

I am still waiting

114points

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#12

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time "putting aboriginal children in schools was okay at the time (I was taught ) and they wanted their children to go. The aboriginals were treated with respect and their traditions and values were protected." - Canada in the 90's, more specifically my social teacher in grade 6 or 7.

Pretty sure now that's not how it went down.

brkuzma , Zakaria HANIF Report

Final score:

134points

Heffalump 1 year ago

Well done BP: illustrating a bit about the cultural genocide of Canadian First Nations peoples with a picture of an Australian First Nations child. Well done. Brilliant.Just so damn impressive.

7points

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#13

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time When I was little, I was taught about the brontosaurus, mighty long-necked plant eater of the dinosaurs.

Later, I was taught that, whoops! They accidentally stuck some random bones together and there was never any such animal.

Later still, I recall hearing that, oh, actually, there was a brontosaurus after all!

Or was there?

To this day, I am still, as a 42-year-old man, unclear on whether or not there was ever such a thing as a brontosaurus.

sosomething , Vaibhav Pixels Report

Final score:

132points

Donkey boi 1 year ago

To clarify for those wanting to know if it is a Dino or not, (in the simplest terms possible): It was actually Apatosaurus that was mixed up. With the Apatosaurus, they had previously never found a head/skull with rest of it (same with the brontosaurus), so when they found one just metres away, they assumed it was for the same Dino (Spoiler alert: It was not). Because of the mix up, they thought it was a type of Brontosaurus. However some people did not agree and put the head of another completely different Dino on it. They eventually worked it out (in 2015), found the right head, and established that it was not a type of Brontosaurus. So while we've never found a head, the Bronto IS a Dino

113points

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#14

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time Eggs are bad because of cholesterol.

Lucius_Funk , Nick Fewings Report

Final score:

130points

Stephanie Did It 1 year ago

My poor Grandma was restricted to one egg per week by her cardiologist in the 70s, and it was pitiful how much she cherished that egg.

76points

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#15

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time Respect those in authority.

The government, your company, your boss have your best interest at heart.

If you work hard and play by the rules, you'll get ahead.

Pour_me_one_more , energepic.com Report

Final score:

129points

sofacushionfort 1 year ago

Feign respect for those in authority. They may be totally incompetent at running things, but they have a well-crafted chamber of horrors for anyone who displeases them

58points

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#16

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time I remember learning that MSG (sodium glutamate) was really bad for you. It was one of those things I heard both at school and in my family to the point where we wouldn’t buy any product that had MSG in the ingredients.

There have been multiple studies showing no evidence of adverse health effects from MSG. There is a subset of people that report hypersensitivity to it. But in double blind experiments, their symptoms tend not to show up when they don’t know they’ve eaten it. Conversely the symptoms DO show up when they think they’ve eaten it but haven’t actually.

Conclusion: MSG is literally just salt and glutamate protein, which is separately in just about everything you eat anyway.

Approximatl , Elina Sazonova Report

Final score:

127points

Adam Belaire 1 year ago

Uncle Rodger approves of MSG, therefore it's good for you.

60points

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#17

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time the food pyramid

loquacious_avenger , Jane Doan Report

Final score:

124points

Vic 1 year ago

A pizza slice is a food pyramid!!

73points

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#18

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time I've got 2 good ones.

I had a social studies teacher tell me that Asian eyes were slanty because it was a defense mechanism for sand blowing in the wind. This was who taught topics like history and geography. She also said some other racist stuff against Asians that I won't repeat here.

That same teacher told us that the city of Buffalo was named by taking the original native American name for the land Belle Fleuve (which is French for beautiful river or something) and "mucking it up". I never questioned why native Americans were giving things French names.

Anyways, in hindsight I now realize she was a terrible teacher.

716green , Antony Trivet Report

Final score:

107points

Pedantic Panda 1 year ago

I don't think the eyes theory is that far wrong. Current scientific theories point to protection for desert environments and/or high levels of UV light.

49points

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#19

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time Humans are the only animals that use tools.

bullet_proof_smile , Anna Tarazevich Report

Final score:

98points

TheGoodBoi 1 year ago

Nvm primates, I present to you, a crow!

95points

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#20

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time Margarine is better for you than butter

Ill_Plankton_4225 , Felicity Tai Report

Final score:

93points

Nice Beast Ludo 1 year ago

Margarine is disgusting

88points

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#21

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time That you should tilt your head back when you have a nosebleed

richelle2020 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

91points

Charlie the Cat 1 year ago

I suffered from nose bleeds as a kid. The school nurse would ask me to tip my head back. I remember the taste of blood & the horrible feeling of it pouring down my throat. This was in the 80's.

72points

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#22

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time Where did we end up on “you can see the Great Wall from space”? Because at different points that was both true and definitely disproven in various textbooks I had.

anthonystank , NASA Report

Final score:

86points

Ge Po 1 year ago

right now, you can even see my teacup from outer space, on google maps.

54points

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#23

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time That men have one less rib than women 🙄

LordVolcanon , Alex Stolarczyk Report

Final score:

84points

Nice Beast Ludo 1 year ago

I did not know what body part that photo was

37points

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#24

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time God damn, I'm gen x. We learned that given then-current rates of productivity, we'd all be working 3 day weeks by 2010. Without being told we'd be *paid* for 3 day weeks, or that our labour would be offshored to Chinese prison camps.

Sauterneandbleu , Tiger Lily Report

Final score:

83points

Apatheist Account2 1 year ago

I'm a boomer. We were told that we'd have met aliens by 2010, and all be driving hover-cars while wearing silver lycra suits.

71points

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#25

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time Blood is blue in your veins and only turns red when you bleed bc of oxygen

tiddysprinkle , National Cancer Institute Report

Final score:

82points

WindySwede 1 year ago

Tell that to the Atlantic horseshoe crab! 😏

27points

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#26

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time I was taught that in college you will spend all of your study time in a library reading and researching using books and reference catalogs. The internet was evil and full of lies and not a valid resource for academic research.

Begany11 , Iñaki del Olmo Report

Final score:

76points

WindySwede 1 year ago (edited)

The last part is not wrong, you just need to know where to find the real facts. Not on Youtube were someone says the moon is bigger than the earth... 😅

68points

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#27

That the teachers in the next grade up “Will not slow down”

I remember hearing that in middle school. High school teachers and college professors were super chill and helpful most of the time.

Humidwinterz Report

Final score:

75points

WindySwede 1 year ago

5th or 6th grade math teacher. "Math will only be getting more difficult" 😐

20points

E2U&U2 1 year ago

It did.

4points

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Heze Alii 1 year ago

I dunno man, it might just be the dumb talking but I thought alg 2 was mad hard.

3points

SlightlyTarnished 12 months ago

Progression in maths isn't more difficult as much as more complex. Without an understanding of elementary maths it will get more difficult and usually, unfortunately, dropped by the student. With a competent instructor and an interest by the student, maths is a game and fuel for the brain.

2points

Janet Graham 11 months ago

I think if they were better at teaching pre-algebra and algebra 1, then algebra II and calculus would have been easier.

0points

Jesha 1 year ago

One time I went with to pick up my eldest nibling from kindergarten. Went inside and there was a big poster on the wall that said PREPARING FOR COLLEGE STARTS IN KINDERGARTEN. Hand to heart if the teacher hadn't been busy with a parent I would have opened my mouth. What the hell, man.

4points

TMoxraaaar 1 year ago

Ah yes - the old "let's terrify the children" pedagogical theory.

3points

DrBronxx 1 year ago

For me personally, I found this a good way for teachers to motivate me. I studied hard in class because I didn't want to get left behind. I understand how it would stress other people out, though.

2points

KnightOwl 1 year ago

I always heard " do you think you'll get away with that behaviour in college?" Then I went to art school where the tutors went by their first names, smoked weed with their students between classes and would regularly go out partying with us.

1point

Sleepy children love Moon 1 year ago

or when the teachers told us that the teachers picked which kids they want in their classes so "you better behave well or you won't end up in a class and then the police will go to your parents"

1point

Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago

Wife taught daughter to read some between 1st and 2nd grade. Teacher said "why did you do that, she will be bored?" That's YOUR problem, don't ever tell us not to teach when we can. She was at the next grade level in reading only.

1point

Huddo's sister 12 months ago

We weren't told that, just that we needed to pay attention to the foundations of certain subjects now, so things would be easier later. They said future teachers would still help you though.

0points

Amelia Honeychurch 12 months ago

People kept saying “wait until you’re in college” and “college is much harder”. It was much easier, actually; I loved college and grad school. Maybe it was just because by then I had learned to prioritize and focus when I studied, but I can absolutely confirm that college profs are the best.

0points

Vaa10 12 months ago

I'm having a problem that's exactly the opposite situation. In highschool I've always heard that in college the professors would start reviewing everything, but my classmates and I are having a lot of difficult because the professors are assuming we know everything about things we've never heard about it

0points

Appalachian Panda 12 months ago

How about, "if you continue with that behavior, it will be going on your permanent record"

0points

Nice Beast Ludo 1 year ago

I remember hearing this from my 4th grade teacher and she always said "4th grade's only job is getting you ready for 5th grade." Cause we left the elementary wing and went to the middle school wing

0points

Xenia Harley 1 year ago

I think, though, that 9th grade, or the beginning of high school is the age many students in the US drop out. We have a very high drop out rate! As a former teacher, I think that a lot of kids weren't ready for high school, and that there was a lot more required of them.

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#28

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time That carrots make your eyesight better. This was in the early 90s.

show_pleasure , Nick Fewings Report

Final score:

74points

Apatheist Account2 1 year ago

That's WWII propaganda to hide the existence of radar - although I understand that there is a minor improvement to night vision, which is enhanced by chemicals that go into the eye (hence how your eyes "adjust" to the dark).

68points

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#29

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time You’ll use cursive forever.

CharmyFrog , Towfiqu barbhuiya Report

Final score:

58points

DennyS (denzoren) 1 year ago

I still use a mix of regular and cursive lol

70points

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#30

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time Dinosaurs are cold blooded.

LinearFluid , icon0 com Report

Final score:

51points

geezeronthehill 1 year ago

Early paleozoologists equated dinosaurs with lizards, so they assumed they were exothermic (cold blooded) but science keeps increasing knowledge, and now we know they were endothelial. It's in the bones.

47points

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#31

32 “Now-False Facts” That Were Really Taught In Schools, But Did Not Stand The Test Of Time My mom used to always say that muscle soreness from exercise was due to lactic acid. Now it's because of micro tears in the muscle.

Crane_Train , Anastase Maragos Report

Final score:

50points

Tiramisu 1 year ago (edited)

Not entirely true. If you have acute muscle soreness, meaning you feel the soreness during and immediately after for about 24 hours, it's lactic acid buildup. If it's delayed onset muscle soreness, meaning you start feeling it a while after doing exercise and it lasts about 3 or so days, it's micro tears from the exercise.

86points

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#32

That only you can prevent forest fires

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Final score:

49points

Nice Beast Ludo 1 year ago

Only YOU can create forest fires

43points

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Dominykas Zukas

Hey! I’m Dominykas, and I come from Lithuania. According to my diploma, I’m a UX Designer. However, when during my studies, I (re)discovered my passion for storytelling, I’ve been doing that ever since, mostly in writing. I have written a few short stories, some songs, and a good bunch of articles, and I plan to keep expanding on all these fronts. Aside from that, I’m also a film buff, traveler, casual basketball player, video game enthusiast, and nature lover who will rarely pass up on a little hike through the forest or a simple walk around a park.

Hey! I’m Dominykas, and I come from Lithuania. According to my diploma, I’m a UX Designer. However, when during my studies, I (re)discovered my passion for storytelling, I’ve been doing that ever since, mostly in writing. I have written a few short stories, some songs, and a good bunch of articles, and I plan to keep expanding on all these fronts. Aside from that, I’m also a film buff, traveler, casual basketball player, video game enthusiast, and nature lover who will rarely pass up on a little hike through the forest or a simple walk around a park.

Denis Krotovas

I am a Visual Editor at Bored Panda. While studying at Vilnius Tech University, I learned how to use Photoshop and decided to continue mastering it at Bored Panda. I am interested in learning UI/UX design and creating unique designs for apps, games and websites. On my spare time, I enjoy playing video and board games, watching TV shows and movies and reading funny posts on the internet.

I am a Visual Editor at Bored Panda. While studying at Vilnius Tech University, I learned how to use Photoshop and decided to continue mastering it at Bored Panda. I am interested in learning UI/UX design and creating unique designs for apps, games and websites. On my spare time, I enjoy playing video and board games, watching TV shows and movies and reading funny posts on the internet.

What do you think ?

A S 1 year ago

I got "most slave owners were actually very caring of their slaves" when i went to school in Texas. Even as a little kid my reaction was ssuuurrreee they were

21points

Sleepy children love Moon 1 year ago

I got the same teachings from Oklahoma in elementary and earlier middle school. except my history teacher in middle school was actually awesome and decided to teach us about the KKK and those things even though he wasn't supposed to.

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CP 1 year ago (edited)

Most of these weren't myths, more information was discovered.

13points

kissmychakram 1 year ago

Quite.

2points

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DrKimball 1 year ago

Some lies taught in American schools: Columbus discovered America (not even close); many slave owners were benevolent and kind (laughably false); America was founded by devout Christians (Jefferson was mostly an atheist); America was founded as a Christian nation (nope it was all for the almighty dollar); the early Middle Ages were "dark" (absolutely the f uck not, not even kind of)

5points

liam newton-harding 1 year ago

It’s called, “the half-life of facts”. Knowledge is always advancing, one theory replacing another. One fact replacing another. It’s why doctors HAVE to keep learning, keep studying, going to conferences, because medical knowledge is changing constantly.

2points

malleymac84_1 1 year ago

As I understand it, the brontosaurus did exist, it just was renamed when they learned more about it. Now it's an apatosaurus.

2points

TMoxraaaar 1 year ago

I thought it was brachiosaurus.

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Cydney Golden 11 months ago

When kids commented that it looked like the continents fitted together in the 50s we were told it was just coincidence.

0points

B Jones 12 months ago

How about your transgressions in elementary/middle school would go on your permanent record and follow you the rest of your life. Everyone everywhere said it but now? I'd like to see mine. Some kind of mass cooperation among all adults kept that going.

0points

Joe Publique 1 year ago

Knowledge improves as time passes. Nothing to see here.

0points

A S 1 year ago

I got "most slave owners were actually very caring of their slaves" when i went to school in Texas. Even as a little kid my reaction was ssuuurrreee they were

21points

Sleepy children love Moon 1 year ago

I got the same teachings from Oklahoma in elementary and earlier middle school. except my history teacher in middle school was actually awesome and decided to teach us about the KKK and those things even though he wasn't supposed to.

4points

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CP 1 year ago (edited)

Most of these weren't myths, more information was discovered.

13points

kissmychakram 1 year ago

Quite.

2points

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DrKimball 1 year ago

Some lies taught in American schools: Columbus discovered America (not even close); many slave owners were benevolent and kind (laughably false); America was founded by devout Christians (Jefferson was mostly an atheist); America was founded as a Christian nation (nope it was all for the almighty dollar); the early Middle Ages were "dark" (absolutely the f uck not, not even kind of)

5points

liam newton-harding 1 year ago

It’s called, “the half-life of facts”. Knowledge is always advancing, one theory replacing another. One fact replacing another. It’s why doctors HAVE to keep learning, keep studying, going to conferences, because medical knowledge is changing constantly.

2points

malleymac84_1 1 year ago

As I understand it, the brontosaurus did exist, it just was renamed when they learned more about it. Now it's an apatosaurus.

2points

TMoxraaaar 1 year ago

I thought it was brachiosaurus.

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Cydney Golden 11 months ago

When kids commented that it looked like the continents fitted together in the 50s we were told it was just coincidence.

0points

B Jones 12 months ago

How about your transgressions in elementary/middle school would go on your permanent record and follow you the rest of your life. Everyone everywhere said it but now? I'd like to see mine. Some kind of mass cooperation among all adults kept that going.

0points

Joe Publique 1 year ago

Knowledge improves as time passes. Nothing to see here.

0points

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