Some people will believe anything, especially if they stand to gain something by it. This is what gives conmen, hucksters, snake oil salesmen, and Nigerian “princes” an endless supply of hapless victims.
Someone asked the internet, “What’s a lie people still believe no matter how often it’s debunked?” and a community of netizens were only too happy to weigh in with patently false facts some folks still stubbornly cling to. Here’s a collection of the most ridiculous.
More info: Reddit
#21
That when women spend enough time together, their cycles sync up. It’s simply not true. Everyone’s cycles are different, so if you spend enough time with someone, eventually they’ll align for a bit. It’s like when you’ve got your indicator/blinker on and you’re comparing it to another blinker (just me?) - they’re out of sync until a couple of blinks, when they momentarily align (which is satisfying as f**k, or maybe I just need to get a life).
Report
26points
#22
Name something we were taught about Christopher Columbus in elementary school. Almost all of that.
Report
25points
#23
If you touch a baby animal then it’s mother won’t recognize/raise it anymore because it smells different.
Report
23points
#27
You have to register your hands as a weapon when youre a trained professional fighter and theyll be charged if they fight someone. You dont even have to register firearms what makes you think youd have to register hands?
19points
#28
That doctors purposely let you die if you opt in to being an organ donor. They don’t check for that when treating you. If they do find out you are an organ donor, you are likely well dead or have been brain dead for awhile.
18points
