Article created by: Irmante Sungailaite

Does eating an apple a day really keep the doctor away? What about lightning striking in the same place more than twice if it is made out of certain material? These questions arise when someone throws you one of the good old sayings to make a certain point or just to show some general domestic wisdom. But do they actually make sense?

Reddit users on their popular group r/AskReddit with over 32.7m members decided to actually debunk all of the sayings that we have been hearing so often. One of the community members, u/OptionsTrader14, dropped the question ‘What popular sayings are actually bulls***?’ Bored Panda selected the best answers so you can vote for your favorites.

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#1

Sticks and stones can break my bones but words will never hurt me.

Wounds heal, but words can crush a spirit. They hurt far worse.

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#2

The customer is always right.

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#3

"You can't teach an old dog new tricks."

As long as you are alive, you are capable of learning.

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#4

“Love is never having to say you’re sorry.” I think from the movie, Love Story. Stupid and ridiculous.

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#5

Time heals all wounds. No. Not all. At least not in 1 lifetime.

For some wounds, they never heal, just only dulled.

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#6

Happy wife happy life. Both people need to be happy in a relationship. Happy spouse happy house.

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#7

'The lightning never strikes twice in the same spot'

Yes, it does. Especially if that spot is a high metal structure, it will be struck twice, even more than just two times.

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#8

"Rome wasn't built in a day." People often forget the whole quote, or just don't know it as I never hear it: "Rome wasn't built in a day, but they were laying bricks every hour"

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#9

“Cheaters never win”.

They often do. Doesn’t mean cheating should be encouraged though.

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#10

"Follow your hEaRt 💕"

..... uh yeah, my heart's kinda suuuuper dumb sometimes

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#11

"Curiosity killed the cat" its not even the full saying, it ends with "satisfaction brought him back" but people still go with the first line only

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#12

People only use 10% of their brains.

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#13

"Flattery will get you nowhere!"

The opposite is more true in my experience.

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#14

"Pull yourself up by your bootstraps" it's literally impossible and that's the point lol

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#15

The past year it has been "We're in this together."

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#16

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.” This quote was originally a promotional slogan.

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#17

“There are no dumb questions”

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#18

Do what you love and you'll never work a day in your life.

Well, I do what I love and I'm an unemployed alcoholic. Somehow, I don't think whoever said that first had this in mind...