Reddit user, PsychedelicMovement, decided to askReddit to share the things they were told as kids that they believed in for way too long.
Via reddit.com
The responses were… interesting.
1. The lie that was deliciously disappointing:
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2. The lie that raised questions of genetics:
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3. The lie that forced truthful answers:
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4. The lie that caused an irrational fear of pigeons:
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5. The lie that meant less juice and more water:
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6. The lie that promoted cleanliness:
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7. The lie that taught against wastefulness:
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8. The lie that sparked questions of life itself:
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9. The lie that had good intentions:
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10. The lie that questioned mortality:
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11. The lie that gave food magical abilities:
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12. The lie that was kind of morbid:
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13. The lie that turned pizza into something unappetising:
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14. The lie that was horrifying:
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15. The lie that did too much:
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16. The lie that promoted good behaviour:
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17. The lie that gave instant gardening abilities:
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18. The lie that meant sleeping early:
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19. And the lie that is actually still pretty believable:
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19 Crazy Lies People Actually Believed When They Were Kids
3 replies on “19 Crazy Lies People Actually Believed When They Were Kids”
20 you can’t get a girl pregnant if you do her in the arse. You can.
I believed the “bubblegum stays 7 years in your stomach” one for a long time.
warming babies in the microwave is one of the DUMBEST things I can imagine telling a kid. F*cking MORON