# What is extremely common in TV or movies but almost never happens in real life?

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> [@markn\_1](#):
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> …extremely common in real life but almost never happens in TV or movies.

Hmm, might make for a good spinoff thread…

Somebody has a cough— and it’s _ **not** _ a harbinger of death! It’s just a mild cold or minor throat irritation.

A young woman of childbearing age throws up— and she’s _ **not** _ pregnant! She just has Norovirus.

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