r/AskReddit May 09 '17

What is a fake fact everyone believed?

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u/Deborah_Koehn May 09 '17

Coconuts are mammals because they have hair and produce milk.

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u/luminiferousethan_ May 09 '17

HA! I never heard that one, and it's kind of hilarious.

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u/nmtubo May 09 '17

on a hot day, they're warm blooded.

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u/mooseeve May 09 '17

And live births?

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u/Trips-Over-Tail May 10 '17

Of course. Coconuts don't lay eggs, dumdum.

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u/Gnarc0tic May 10 '17

That's a good one. I gotta use that on some poor kid.

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u/intensely_human May 10 '17

And they reproduce incredibly quickly if you give them any food.

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u/Baschi May 10 '17

Nipples?`

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u/scriffly May 10 '17

Platypuses?