20+ Images Of Myths We’ve All Been Fed With While Growing Up And Are Deeply Rooted In Today’s Society

It is always difficult to pinpoint the myths that are predominant in one’s society, even though the rundown of myths from the past or from the general public can be seen more clearly than one's own.

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• December 8, 2021

Myths are widely held misconceptions or beliefs. It is apparently a symbolic narrative from an unknown source.

Myths are partly traditional; they apparently relate to actual occasions and are particularly connected with strict conviction. There is no attempt to make myths plausible or even justify them.

It is always difficult to pinpoint the myths that are predominant in one’s society, even though the rundown of myths from the past or from the general public can be seen more clearly than one's own. Since myths describe incredible events with no evidence or proof to back them up, it is sometimes assumed that they are basically stories with no real basis.

In the past, myths have existed in society, and there are myths in our society today. Most of these have become so popular that they are now believed to be true.

A redditor has asked the Reddit community to state myths which are clear but are deeply-rooted in our society. And redditors came out in force to discuss the myths that they have been fed, which are still deeply ingrained in today's society.

In this article, you'll get to see some of the comments. The Reddit post went viral with over 33k comments and 49.4k upvotes.

The question has been popped:

And the replies are gearing up to be spilt. Scroll to read the Reddit community's replies about myths that is deep-rooted in the society.

Body hair growing thicker after shaving it off

Tarnishing one's image

Seeds growing in one's stomach

Not discussing wages with others...

Swimming after eating

Sabotaging Halloween Candies

Well, one incident is enough to keep people away from something they once loved.

Shaving a lot can give you a beard

The story got me though...lol

A belief that fans will suck out oxygen...

Please, please, please, don't mess with my fan...thank you.

Rubbing a person's feet

Lol... Are you trying to tickle the person back to consciousness or what?

A new tax bracket

How can an increase in salary make one owe more money? hmm...

Sugarcane grows faster on sand

An engagement ring must have a diamond

3 months salary for an engagement ring. So, how many months salary for the wedding rings?

The health and nutrition world

And the reply is just too funny.

Being OCD based

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) is based on things like the need of arranging objects in a particular way or a fear of germs.

Detecting if someone is lying through a polygraph test

A polygraph test is also known as a lie detector test. It is a device used to measure and record many physiological indicators while a person is being asked and answers a bunch of questions.

A defibrillator

Swallowing 7 spiders a year while sleeping

No freaking way...

That is just tacky

The bird myth

The blood myth

Waiting for a whole day to report a missing person

So many myths exist in our society today, which are shaping our lives in one way or another. You’ve seen some of them above, and we can’t wait to hear from you as well.

Let us know which of these myths you initially believed and also drop the ones you feel are still deeply rooted in our society.

Maryjane