People Are Sharing The Biggest Lies In Human History, And It's Very Eye-Opening

People lie all the time — and some lies are deeply embedded into our social fabric. We're just used to 'em, and in some cases, we've learned how to live with 'em, too.

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Redditor u/CosmicFartt recently asked the people of Reddit, "What is the biggest 'lie' told to people in human history?" Tell the truth (for once) — you've heard a few of these before:

1.“The war won’t last long."

—u/Cephalobara

2."Please listen carefully as our menu options have recently changed."

—u/dextroz

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3."We are a family, and we care about our employees."

—u/Irondaddy_99

4."I acknowledge that I have read and agree to the above Terms and Conditions."

—u/SuvenPan

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5."You won't always have a calculator."

—u/Jack_Bartowski

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6."There are hot singles in my area dying to meet me."

—u/justaguylookinghappy

7."Your baby is beautiful."

—u/iamscyrus

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8."'Push Flap to Open' on the mac and cheese box."

—u/ZeroSequence

9."'If you work hard, you'll have a good, happy life.' It's more about where you put the effort every day. You can put in half the effort of someone and end up 10 times better than them."

—u/Bitmap37

10."Money won't make you happy."

—u/OkOwl2339

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11."Tax cuts for the rich will benefit everyone."

—u/Ok-Cantaloupe7160

12."Vaccines cause autism. Fuck those gullible idiots."

—u/Low-Celery-7728

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13."You can be whatever you want to be when you grow up."

—u/Affectionate_Yam251

14."That there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq."

—u/FrankGehryNuman

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15.“The Native Americans worked with the early settlers to create Thanksgiving.”

—u/meanmilf

"Happy Thanksgiving"
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16."It takes seven years to digest gum."

—u/MadTeaCup_YT

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17."You don’t need a union. We will take care of you."

—u/Logical-Unlogical

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18."'The customer is always right.' I want to know who came up with that. They wrong asf."

—u/lugarius1990

And finally...

19."If you're a good person, good things will happen to you."

—u/SpykeATA

Agree? Disagree? Have your own lies to put forth? See you in the comments!

These entries have been edited for length and clarity.