That the public is responsible for all the plastic pollution.

Detoxing, and any product that promotes it.

That it's in YOUR best interest to keep your rate of pay a secret, when in fact it's exactly the opposite.

Shampoos can't fix split ends.

That diamonds are actually rare, making them expensive, and that an engagement ring should be 3 months salary.

Apparently big sugar companies pushed the agenda that fat is the cause for all your health and weight problems.

That the HR department is here to help the employees.

That the ink cartridge is actually empty.

That you look like s**t without makeup.

The food pyramid.

That Vitamin Water is actually healthy for you. 120 Calories, most of that sugar.

Here in Sweden there is an extremely persistent myth that you *should* eat 6-8 slices of bread every day. That was a commercial campaign by a bread manufacturer.

We actually don’t need a lot of toothpaste on the brush, but companies advertise using a whole bunch in commercials to make you run out faster.

People forget that college is a business. To make money.

Valentines day.

That you should devote 5 days a week to the company you work for and only 2 days a week for yourself. You should be spending the majority of your life with family and friends, doing what you enjoy. Not slaving away for someone else.

When someone dies their family has no legal reason to pay their debts. It is a myth that the banking industry isn't about to correct.

That you lose your warranty if you break the tamper seal.

Christmas and Easter as we know it were mostly designed in the 1950s.

Natural, healthy human teeth are more yellow than white.

There’s this weird idea among some women that pads are inferior to tampons.

The idea of Type A and Type B personalities were essentially created by tobacco companies that promoted the initial study. The study found that Type A personalities had an increased risk of coronary artery disease and, conveniently enough, would also smoke more because those hard workers need the stress relief.

That putting a lime in a Corona is a time-honored Mexican custom, when the combination was actually invented in the United States in the early ‘80’s.

That cell phones can actually interfere with aircraft systems. They can’t. All cell phone signals are either digital, like WiFi, which can’t interfere with any other device, or the cell phone uses radio bands outside the communications bands used by aviation and therefore can’t interfere.