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

10.

I got pregnant in 2002 and people legit told me I shouldn’t raise my arms over my head because the cord would wrap around the baby’s neck. Not just great grandmas telling me this either. People at my restaurant job fussed at me all the time for getting things off high shelves. Insane.
YouSeaBlue

11.

‘I before e, except after c.’
RefurbedRhino

12.

SuvenPan
Via

13.

You eat 8 spiders a lifetime.
Your_Enabler

14.

That shaving makes hair grow back thicker and longer.
DazzlingDifficulty36

15.

If you drop a penny from the Empire State Building it’ll kill somebody on the sidewalk.
Weak_Copy_9627

16.

Bulls become angry seeing the colour red.
SuvenPan

17.

Dora_Rock
Via

18.

Cracking your knuckes causes arthritis. This isn’t true but I still have older people tell me it is.
BitCthulhu

BONUS

If you work hard you can achieve anything.
Snakes_For_Bones

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