Just for a laugh -ridiculous things passed off as knowledge when at school

[Peckhamnearbe]

Prompted to ask for other 'gems' following a conversation heard between boy attending a well known local public school and his family. Asked to make presentations in groups on different aspects of life in Iran (occassioned by the showing of the film 'Persepolis'), one group evidenced the view that Iran was so misogynist that fathers cut off the legs of their daughters to prevent them leaving home; this whilst there was a competition taking place with this result:

http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/07/06/312451/iranian-womens-futsal-team-wins-silver/

The allegation, along with many other strange assertions on this and other aspects of life in that country went unchallenged by anyone, not least the teacher. (The products of this sort of education tend to be in positions of power and influence in the future!) Any way, so what other nuggets of laughable misinformation have we had to de-learn from our schooling? One of mine was from a sports quiz held in year 10 when it was too wet to go out for Games. In answer to a question on the difference between rugby league and rugby union, we were told ''there's no difference apart from the fact that there are fifteen players in the union form and only thirteen in the league form of rugby''.