misconceptions

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Rumors can be dangerous, especially when they are about scientific facts.

Sometimes, rumors are told and retold so many times that we actually start to believe the rumors rather than the actual fact.

These rumors turn into commonly held beliefs.

When I was little, I used to believe bumblebees were superheroes because they're wings were so small, physics said that they couldn't actually fly. I found out later than I would've liked that that's not true.

Redditors know a lot of commonly held beliefs that have actually been disproven by science and they are eager to share.

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While ignorance may be bliss for the ignorant, it can annoy the heck out of everyone around them.

Ignorance can come from both a lack of information or too much incorrect information.

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Sex and love.

The heart, the brain, and the body can fall into a "love daze."

Maybe because we've been taught to place too much importance on these matters.

Life can be very fulfilling with love and very complete without them.

But Reddit had a few things to say about dispelling some common misconceptions.

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Being a doctor comes with many challenges.

Long hours, challenging surgeries, icky symptoms or injuries.

The most frustrating challenge that all doctors find themselves dealing with, however, might be stubborn patients.

Patients who think they know better than their doctors, despite the fact that they haven't completed medical school or residency.

Or patients who simply don't seem to grasp what their doctors are telling them and constantly return with the same problem.

Often putting themselves in dangerous, possibly fatal, situations, and leading their doctors to wish that all their patients were just ever so slightly more informed.

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Who hasn't on one occasion or another looked at someone with a svelte physique and become green with envy?

Wishing that we looked like them, and compelling us to hit the gym and lose a few pounds.

As such, we often roll our eyes when skinny folk complain about their weight and/or appearance.

But should we be throwing them the cold shoulder or offering a shoulder to cry on instead?

As maybe being skinny, by choice or simply genetics, might not be as easy or glamorous as it appears.

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