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Comment author: sixes_and_sevens 04 August 2014 04:46:58PM 2 points [-]

I looked through Wikipedia's list of common misconceptions for anything that people might arise independently in lots of people through reasonable reflection, rather than just "facts" that sneak into the public consciousness, but none of them really qualify.

Comment author: Azathoth123 08 August 2014 05:01:44AM 2 points [-]

Of course, false "facts" can also easily sneak into less trafficked Wikipedia pages, such as its list of common misconceptions.