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The Most Ridiculous Things Someone Said With A Totally Straight Face

Reddit user ButterflyOverkill asked: 'What's the most ridiculous thing you've heard someone say that they were 100% serious about?'

Man getting a headache after hearing something ridiculous
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We've all heard someone say something totally inaccurate and thought to ourselves, "What?"

But the really troubling incidences are when the person speaking clearly believes what they're saying and they make the misinformed comment with a totally straight face.

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Confused man
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There's an endless supply of knowledge in the world, and we're bound to get some of it wrong.

But it sure is annoying when a person continues to believe false knowledge after it's been disproven.

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Professionals Share Their Best 'It Doesn't Actually Work Like That Though' Experiences
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A lot of people seem to have a lot of assumptions about the way the world works, and a lot of us don't have any experience to back up those assumptions.

Whether it's assuming that there absolutely must be another box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch in the back of the store that they can have if they can only convince the poor teenager stocking shelves, or that a photo editor will be able to magically make your blurry, pixellated photo look amazing, there's a lot of things people seem to think are true about different fields that just aren't.

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How do we keep spreading obvious lies?

There is some misinformation that has been passed through generations.

And I'm not just talking about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.

There is dangerous nonsense being spewed out there.

Time to get some things straight. RedditorBlugged_Bunnywanted to hear about the lies we need to watch out for so we can shut them down. They asked:

"What misinfromation seems to never die?"
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People Explain Which Animals Have A Bad Reputation That They Don't Deserve
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Cute and cuddly goes a long way when it comes to human opinions on our fellow fauna.

But the animals that prey on the cuter critters or are a bit bitey or less than lovely never fare as well in the court of public opinion.

While some animals are as vicious as their reputation claims—looking at you honey badger—others are simply misunderstood.

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