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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#1 That Adults Are Mature People
That adults are mature people
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223points
#2 That Politicians Had Our Best Interests At Heart Because We Elected Them To Do So
That politicians had our best interests at heart because we elected them to do so.
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160points
#3 That Quicksand And The Bermuda Triangle Would Be Huge Threats In Your Day To Day Adult Life
That quicksand and the Bermuda Triangle would be huge threats in your day to day adult life.
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153points
#4 Work Hard And Employers Will Look Out For You
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.
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143points
#5 That All The Nutrition In Bread Is In The Crust
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.
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131points
#6 That Dark Chocolate Is Poisonous To Children
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.
129points
#7 Touching A Baby Bird Will Make The Mother Abandon Them
Touching a baby bird will make the mother abandon them
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123points
#8 Hat Eating Cold Turkey Somehow Helped People Quit Smoking
I used to think that eating cold turkey somehow helped people quit smoking.
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122points
#9 That Pickles And Cucumbers Weren't The Same Thing
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
110points
#10 That College Will Guarantee You A Good Paying Job
College will guarantee you a good paying job
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109points
#11 That Spiders Have Big Territories
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.
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106points
#12 That Being Cold Gives You A Cold
Being cold gives you a cold
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#13 That Your Blood Is Blue Inside Your Body And It Only Turns Red When It’s Oxygenated
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.
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103points
#14 That The Black Market Was An Actual Market You Could Go To In Egypt
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.
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97points
#15 Swallowing A Bubble Gum Would Remain Forever In Your Stomach
Swallowing a bubble gum would remain forever in your stomach
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91points
#16 That Women Have 1 More Rib Than Men
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.
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91points
#17 That In Different Countries A Version Of Myself Was There
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
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90points
#18 That Camels Store Water In Their Humps
That camels store water in their humps
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88points
#19 That Zig Zag Rolling Papers Were Little Bibles
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.
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83points
#20 That A Blanket Was A Viable Parachute When Jumping Off A Porch
A blanket was a viable parachute when jumping off a porch...
76points