Comedian Ron White once famously called his show you can’t fix stupidIn theory, this statement is debatable because education is supposed to do that, but when it boils down to practicality, it’s a whole other story. always has something to do.
But until then, Redditors embrace reality by asking questions and sharing experiences. Specifically, this time someone on Reddit asked people to share their most ridiculous myths that are still believed today, and the r/AskReddit community quickly provided it.
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Always questioning that I actually “got cancer” due to the fact that when I had cancer a few years ago and was on chemo, my hair didn’t fall out until I was actually in remission There were people (was off chemo for about 5 years.2-3 weeks when my hair started to thin and fall out).
It’s a complete myth that everyone’s hair responds the same to chemotherapy. Some people lose their hair quickly, some don’t. Everyone is different.
Fish have a memory of only 5 seconds.My fish are automatically fed on a timer and know better than my fucking cat when it’s time for dinner
I still believe that if my limbs hang out of my bed while I sleep, monsters grab them. Also, I think the moment you remember this and pull them back to bed is right before the monster grabs them.
I can’t prove there are no monsters under my bed.
Humans only use 10% of their brain. No matter how those who profess this myth seem to prove that it is in fact true, this is false.
That there is a magic pill to lose weight and gain muscle without going to the gym. Or that you have snake oil that makes you look years away from your face and younger.
“Do what you love and never work a day in your life.”
Nobody pays me to play video games or eat pizza.
Eating spiders while sleeping.
Spiders never deliberately enter a predator’s mouth.
It can sense both human heartbeat, heat and noise. All things that warn us not to enter our mouths.
“Thunder never strikes the same place twice.”
Yes, that’s the full reason for lightning rods on buildings.
Literally “lie detector”.
There’s a reason it’s not admissible as evidence in court in most places.
At one point, a viral video allegedly proved that the “begging button” on pedestrian crossings was just a placebo.
Some of them do, but most of them actually add a cycle for the pedestrian to receive the walking signal.
There are more ridiculous things out there, but one that I always deal with as a real estate attorney is the idea that the whole family needs to get together and have a “read out” of the will that the attorney will read it out to them. first time. we don’t do that. Simply mail your own copy, if desired.
People keep seeing that scene in movies and TV shows, and it’s used for big dramatic reveals, so it’s really stubbornly enduring. He argued that the administration of real estate cannot be made “official.”
Back in the day, like 150 years ago, I think we used to do things like that sometimes because we couldn’t accurately estimate literacy on the beneficiary’s side, but now it’s pretty It feels like a safe bet. You can read it or find someone who can.
That Einstein fell in grade school math class. He was top of his class in elementary school, and by age 15 he had mastered calculus and integrals.
Anything about MSG. I often quarrel with my health conscious wife about this.
Edit: Too much of anything is bad for you. I still don’t understand the demonization of MSG.
You can reduce fat in certain areas of your body by doing certain exercises (such as doing sit-ups to reduce belly fat).
Its magnetic jewelry/healing cures almost anything. His Mesmer in the 1780s came up with the idea. It’s been debunked many times, but he’s still a billion dollar industry. Interesting fact – the word “enchanted” is associated with him.
There was a taxi driver who claimed that the Fukushima reactor meltdown was a failure of China’s attack on the United States. The plan was to overheat the rod, burn it through the center of the earth to the ground, then come out to America and irradiate it.
wonderful.
In Indian culture, keeping one eyebrow is believed to mean “good luck”. I kept one eyebrow for 20 years thinking it was my “lucky” until I had stage 5 kidney failure. *k About luck. My eyebrows look pretty now.
“Oh, I don’t want to get a raise or make more money because I will lose more money in taxes and take less money home!”
Only money earned beyond the current bracket is taxed. Making more money and taking less stuff home is literally impossible.
Write a comment 36 minutes after posting and believe it will get some attention.
A great many people think that the narwhal is a myth.
More seriously, those who are hurt or oppressed are morally superior. My mother, having been hurt by her father, thought that what she did to her family was somehow justified: the Hutus were rightfully oppressed by the Tutsi (but to be fair for, it comes down to Leopold, the patron demon of Africa). All people are basically alike.
My dad had this guy help him out (think big box store DIY curb ready helpers). .
We were just confused and puzzled by this statement.
What the hell did this guy see!?
astrology.It’s just fun geeky stuff, but now it’s almost a religious belief
There are still people who believe they have. [making love] Being in certain positions and eating certain foods can affect the gender of the fetus and whether or not it has twins/multiples.
I had to explain to grown adults that blood is blue inside the body and does not turn red when exposed to oxygen. Because the blood already carries oxygen.
ETA: I didn’t expect this to work. The first time I commented was when the post was brand new and had only 30 comments. I understand I was in vile disgust about it, but the man and I cooled down after 10 minutes of convincing him that what he was taught was a myth. Don’t hurt, bud.
People think bats are blind.they are not
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