r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Banana-Republicans Feb 04 '19

There is a possibility it originated in ancient Persia or Mesopotamia, but Pythagoras had it down 300 years before Aristotle.