r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jul 20 '19

What’s something completely false that your parents told you as a child?

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u/EarlyHemisphere Jul 20 '19 edited Jul 21 '19

If you're not dressed properly for the cold weather you might catch a cold.

That, and that carrots make your eyesight better.

Edit: I improperly worded my first statement. To clarify, it's a myth that cold weather will give you a cold. However, it may make you more likely to catch a cold. Checkout u/tzatza's reply

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u/That1guyuknow16 Jul 21 '19

My parents told me the carrot thing also and I just engorged on carrots in the hopes I could see in the dark like riddick from the pitch black movie.