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What weird false belief did you have as a kid?

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  • That our blood was blue, but turned red when exposed to air and light. All because a teacher told us so.

    • I heard this one from a teacher as well when I was very young! And it may well have been the same teacher telling us that blood was made of white blood cells and red blood cells, and I knew from my deep work in relevant fields (paints and crayons) that this combination did not result in blue.

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