12 Things That Were Supposed to Be Dangerous But Weren’t
Some things that seem dangerous at first turn out to be surprisingly safe.
Some things that seem dangerous at first turn out to be surprisingly safe.
Growing up, we heard certain things so many times that they just seemed true. Some of those tales were repeated by adults, teachers, and even our parents, making them sound like absolute facts. It turns out that many of the myths we believed as kids stayed with us into adulthood.
From history to science, here are the classroom "facts" we learned that didn't survive adulthood.