18 myths that are passed from generation to generation – and people still believe them

Redditor u/FM596 put this question to r/AskReddit users.

What is a myth that is passed from generation to generation, and people still believe it?

In other words “What lies did your parents tell you?”

It was a popular question – and these were some popular answers.

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StoryOne5570
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My dad insisted that if you didn’t dry your hair immediately after getting out of the shower you would “catch your death of cold.” As far as he was concerned, letting your hair stay damp would immediately give you a respiratory illness.
ImGCS3fromETOH

3.

If your eyes stayed open during a sneeze, those mf’s would pop right out.
CDizzo23

4.

That reading in dim lighting will cause you to lose your eyesight.
Dora_Rock

5.

That we use 10% of our brain. Power or capacity, this was actually proven to be bullshit.
SadFront7566

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PositronCollider84
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Swallowed gum will stay in your stomach for 7 years. Never seen a single wad of gum in the hundreds of thousands of stomachs I’ve looked into.
DoctorJonesMD

8.

The right side of your brain is for creativity and the left is for logic. If I see one more psych student with that sticker I’m gonna lose it.
Cannanda

9.

That frogs cause warts.
Degaybilized