The fingers on my two hands wouldn’t be enough to count how many times I’ve heard that Einstein was bad at school math. Or that bulls go into full-on rage mode when they see red.
Turns out, many of those are just urban myths disguised as common knowledge. So what other nonsense do we, my fellow human beings, all blatantly believe in? This thread on r/AskReddit may give us some answers as people share some of the most annoying myths we all are guilty of trusting in.
Have any annoying myth on your mind to add to this list? Hit us in the comment below!
#41
The highest tax rate means your entire income is taxed at that rate
Report
145points
#43
that myth about how nasa invented ballpoint pens for space while the USSR just used pencils... basically completely untrue
Report
140points
#47
That you can spot-reduce fat. Far too many quacks on the internet talking about “toning” and “melting belly fat” with a hundred sit-ups a day.
Report
131points
#48
Black belts have to register their fists as weapons... I can't believe I was dumb enough to fall for that.
127points
#50
History is filled with this stuff, but I'm gonna go with general misconceptions due to an inability to read history in context.
Often if you read a funny and strange story where you go 'haha those dumb superstitious people in the past' in reality there isn't superstition behind it, there's politics and power. For example, if you hear of someone being excommunicated and declared a witch / heretic for some odd reason the truth is the given reason is just a made up excuse, and the real reason is political intrigue.
Report
122points
