People have been sharing the weirdest lies they were told as a child – 17 bizarre formative fibs
10.
‘That ‘knowledge is power’ and ‘the truth shall set you free.’ So I pursued knowledge and truth. Now I have a master’s degree and a very well informed understanding of just how screwed we are politically, economically, and environmentally. I know how we got here, and why it is near impossible to change it.
Learning the truth has left me feeling powerless and terrified.’
-river_tree_nut
11.
‘You’ll ruin your eyes sitting too close to the TV. My whole day is spent sitting in front of a screen now.’
-Single-Zombie-2019
12.
‘Like, I always thought quicksand was going to be a much bigger problem than it turned out to be.’
-mstcyclops
13.
‘Lemmings regularly commit suicide. Disney invented this, and continues to reference it in their movies for some reason.’
-Zealousideal_Leg213
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‘I have a clear memory of my mother telling me “Your father is allowed to say bad words because… he’s done his military service!” I don’t remember how old I was, but I know I was old enough to know she’d just made it up on the spot. (I did complete my military service later, and therefore feel free to be as foulmouthed as I fucking feel like.)’
-kestrel_watcher
15.
‘That you must wait after eating to swim so you don’t get cramps. I think this lie was created to give parents a break from watching their kids at the beach or swimming pool’
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‘From someone from Texas – It’s illegal to pick bluebonnets.
I had teachers and everyone I knew telling me this.’
-silicondt
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‘I don’t know if anyone else got told this, it’s highly possible I’m the odd one out but my mom always told me that drinking milk when you’re sick creates more mucus and you shouldn’t do it. I was sick a few weeks back and wanted milk so I decided to google it to see if it was true, complete bullshit all it does is give you much needed Vitamin D and hydration, it only took me 30 years to figure it out.’
-OSG541