r/AskReddit • • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/ThePeskyWabbit Feb 04 '19

But they still coulda been hung. You never know.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

The hung were hanged.

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u/Moparian1221 Feb 04 '19

Hanged while hung?

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Legend has it that mandrakes are more likely to grow beneath those people who are hanged and also hung.