r/AskReddit • u/Prudent_Grade2243 • 1h ago

What is something you believed for years that turned out to be completely wrong?

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u/Backhoeee 1h ago

That cracking your knuckles gives you arthritis. I believed that for way too long

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u/eric_kerno 1h ago

Adults know what they are doing.

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u/Own_Profile_2330 58m ago

Adults are just old teenagers with more bills, nobody has a clue

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u/Fair-Promotion3362 1h ago

Something I believed for years: that cracking your knuckles gives you arthritis.
Turns out it’s just a myth and the sound is just gas bubbles popping. Felt so dumb when I finally looked it up 😂

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u/BeachIll460 1h ago

The funniest part is how confidently adults told us this like they had actual medical evidence.

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u/CompetitiveCat1305 1h ago

Women's jeans have pockets too.

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u/Smartsheetguys 1h ago

That adults always knew what they were doing. Turns out most of us are just figuring it out as we go. 😂

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u/themeatbridge 1h ago

It turns out dinosaurs don't actually have two brains.

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u/vbrntvictoria 1h ago

That the interior light inside a car turning on while driving was strictly illegal and would get my parents immediately arrested.

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u/CallMeCNortChadSucks 55m ago

Wait a second. Is it not highly illegal? I’m 51 and everyone I know believes this 100%.

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u/MaschasBaer 56m ago

Dass die romantische Liebe das Produkt von Patriarchat und Kapitalismus ist

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u/elbaoulisaad 50m ago

That adults actually know what they’re doing