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[โ€“] egrets@lemmy.world 90 points 4 days ago (11 children)

There's no date bracketing, but Wikipedia's list of lists of misconceptions is excellent and often covers things taught in some schools, e.g.

  • the dodo primarily went extinct from the induction of invasive species, not hunting
  • urinating on jelly fish stings doesn't help
  • fossil fuels are primarily fossilized plant matter, not prehistoric animal remains
  • apes are monkeys
  • stretching before exercise doesn't help later muscle soreness
  • Western civilizations haven't generally thought the world is flat at any time in the Common Era
  • the pyramids weren't made by slaves
  • the story of Marie Antoinette declaring, "let them eat cake" is apocryphal, and predates her reign
[โ€“] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 days ago

As a pedant, that's my favorite page on Wikipedia

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