What is one thing you were taught in school as a child that ended up being completely false?

1. That in college they will require you to use cursive. It couldn't be further from the truth.
   — rmansd619


2. "This will be on your permanent record"
   — abushart


3. People in Africa are poor because Africa has no natural resources so they can't compete in the global market. Uhh...you mean like diamonds? Oil? Copper? Yep, nothin to see here folks.
   — allthebacon_and_eggs






4. Drugs would be offered to me on a frequent basis.
   — ddanaherr


5. Physics. Each time you move up a level they start off by explaining why what they taught you last time was only an approximation and that it actually works like this...
   — GMginger


6. That your penis is not a plaything
   — remarqer






7. That blood was blue until it got oxygen...
   — Ignoreme18


8. The tongue map of taste buds. It's totally false. In fact, the scientific consensus knew it was wrong when it was created. It was based on a misunderstanding of a poor translation of a scientific paper from about 100 years ago, and has been taught as fact ever since. Different areas of the tongue do not have taste buds for specific tastes. We can taste any kind of taste across our entire tongue.
   — VVillyD


9. 5th grade sex ed teacher (female) was convinced that it was not possible for a penis to urinate while erect despite firsthand contradicting evidence from pretty much every male student.
   — StigsAznCousin






10. "If you have one cigarette, you will immediately become addicted"
    — Throwawaybobby69