The "Private vs. Public School" thread veered into this related topic before the thread was shut down for getting too "political ". Which it was btw. Too bad because for the most part it was lively and meaningful discussion for most of us and most posters stuck to the practical "pros and cons" and left policy discussion for another time and place.
So just from personal recollection and keeping it strictly factual what was the biggest "lie" you were taught in school ? Afaic the biggest whoppers I was taught were in history : Columbus discovered America ; Franklin discovered electricity ; Paul Revere said " the British are coming "; Mussolini made the trains run on time in Italy etc. Let's be extra careful with the economic history ( e.g. FDR ended the Great Depression ) to avoid unnecessary squabbling and differing interpretations that have evolved over time don't count. Just post something you were taught that you later found out was totally and completely factually wrong or so incomplete and biased that it's factual delinquency was blatant.
No need to limit ourselves to history. I can think of a few from economics , science and health class that were just plain wrong.



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