Stupid Fails: 20+ idiotic things people genuinely believed once upon a time

People once believed the dumbest things. In this r/AskReddit thread, various Redditors shared what they thought were the silliest things everyone took as facts at one point in time that have since been proven to be woefully incorrect. If you want to put a positive spin on this, you could say that humanity and society have progressed and we know so much more these days. If you want to be realistic, however, you could just laugh at how dumb we humans can be. Keep scrolling below to see what people had to say. For more, check out these relatable memes and fails. 

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