# Wrong things you thought when you were young **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 23, 2022, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-things-you-thought-when-you-were-young/964952 "2022-05-23T19:08:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 94
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2022, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-things-you-thought-when-you-were-young/964952/94 "2022-06-09T10:37:56Z")
> [@scudsucker](#): > > Before I had children, I planned to subtly salt their knowledge with bullshit ideas to see what stuck, and for how long. Nothing too serious, just random facts that were completely incorrect. Woulda been a great opportunity to share this thread with your son: > [@99 little know facts about the founding of the USA](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/99-little-know-facts-about-the-founding-of-the-usa/587604): > > As we (the greatest people on earth, you know who you are) celebrate our nation’s birth this weekend with traditions dating back to the 1300s, I offer up some little-known tid-bits about the men (and pretty ladies) who helped found our awesome country. Take some time to ponder them and stuff. And if you have some more to add, add them and we will ponder them too. -The original Declaration included the words “phlegm,” “corpulant,” and “dangle.” -Founding father Dirk Fink written out of history … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-things-you-thought-when-you-were-young/964952)._