There are some things we learn at school that are accurate at the time yet are found to be false later. At the same time, some things are already incorrect, but we are taught them regardless because the teacher lacks knowledge or their information is outdated.Most people will likely have had this experience. And because it’s always fun to share and read about these things, when one Reddit user raised such a question online, the post blew up, with people bombarding the comment section with replies. Scroll down to see what they wrote. And if this list doesn’t satisfy your hunger, have no worries because we have two more of these forsecondsanddessert!More info:RedditThis post may includeaffiliate links.
There are some things we learn at school that are accurate at the time yet are found to be false later. At the same time, some things are already incorrect, but we are taught them regardless because the teacher lacks knowledge or their information is outdated.
Most people will likely have had this experience. And because it’s always fun to share and read about these things, when one Reddit user raised such a question online, the post blew up, with people bombarding the comment section with replies. Scroll down to see what they wrote. And if this list doesn’t satisfy your hunger, have no worries because we have two more of these forsecondsanddessert!
More info:Reddit
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I was told theres no such fish as an alligator gar when I chose it for a report. The teacher refused to let me look it up on the internet(very early at the time and “untrustworthy”) or encyclopedia(would take too long). So she asked the kid in the room who was known for being into animals. He had never heard of it, so it couldn’t possibly exist.I will NEVER not be salty about this
When I was in junior high in the mid 80s, our Earth Science textbooks had continental drift, and our teacher said, “Okay, so I need you to ignore all of Chapter 4” (or whatever it was). “Plate tectonics has been the accepted theory taught in colleges for 10 years now, but K-8 textbooks haven’t caught up yet.“I feel like the version of plate tectonics I learned was a tiny bit garbled compared to what kids learned 10 years later, but my teacher was directly pulling from college texts and published scientific papers and distilling it down for 6th graders, so more power to her!
“Just ignore the bullies and they’ll go away”“You can be anything you want to be when you grow up”
Komodo dragon bites were deadly due to high concentrations of bacteria, not venom. Turns out that they are, in fact, venemous
I’m now under the impression that we did not, in fact, have a nice friendly thanksgiving dinner with the native Americans
the we wont be walking around with a calculator in our pockets
In the early 80’s we were told that soon we would soon use the metric system in the US.Still waiting .
The tastebud zones thing.
That as a kid, strangers were going to constantly offer you [illegal substances] . Thank you, D.A.R.E. program.
“putting aboriginal children in schools was okay at the time (I was taught ) and they wanted their children to go. The aboriginals were treated with respect and their traditions and values were protected.” - Canada in the 90’s, more specifically my social teacher in grade 6 or 7.Pretty sure now that’s not how it went down.
When I was little, I was taught about the brontosaurus, mighty long-necked plant eater of the dinosaurs.Later, I was taught that, whoops! They accidentally stuck some random bones together and there was never any such animal.Later still, I recall hearing that, oh, actually, there was a brontosaurus after all!Or was there?To this day, I am still, as a 42-year-old man, unclear on whether or not there was ever such a thing as a brontosaurus.
Eggs are bad because of cholesterol.
I remember learning that MSG (sodium glutamate) was really bad for you. It was one of those things I heard both at school and in my family to the point where we wouldn’t buy any product that had MSG in the ingredients.There have been multiple studies showing no evidence of adverse health effects from MSG. There is a subset of people that report hypersensitivity to it. But in double blind experiments, their symptoms tend not to show up when they don’t know they’ve eaten it. Conversely the symptoms DO show up when they think they’ve eaten it but haven’t actually.Conclusion: MSG is literally just salt and glutamate protein, which is separately in just about everything you eat anyway.
the food pyramid
Humans are the only animals that use tools.
Margarine is better for you than butter
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That you should tilt your head back when you have a nosebleed
Where did we end up on “you can see the Great Wall from space”? Because at different points that was both true and definitely disproven in various textbooks I had.
That men have one less rib than women 🙄
Blood is blue in your veins and only turns red when you bleed bc of oxygen
I was taught that in college you will spend all of your study time in a library reading and researching using books and reference catalogs. The internet was evil and full of lies and not a valid resource for academic research.
That the teachers in the next grade up “Will not slow down”I remember hearing that in middle school. High school teachers and college professors were super chill and helpful most of the time.
That carrots make your eyesight better. This was in the early 90s.
You’ll use cursive forever.
Dinosaurs are cold blooded.
My mom used to always say that muscle soreness from exercise was due to lactic acid. Now it’s because of micro tears in the muscle.
That only you can prevent forest fires
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