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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months ago

Ancient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong?

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Ancient wisdom often sounds like common sense now that it is commomly taught. What is some ancient wisdom that we no longer teach because it was wrong?

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Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 11 months ago

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Yep, better to test if they can swim.
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  Or if they weigh as much as a duck
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    She turned me into a newt!
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      … A newt?
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        …I got better.
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  Just need to know if they’re heavier than a duck.

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