I had my own myth-type belief instilled by my mother when i was 13 or 14 years old.
I complained to my mom that we really should wash our family car because i was quite embarrassed of the dirt (lovingly referred to as the sherman tank since it was army green in color and the muffler had fallen off) when she would pick me up from events with my school friends. My mother April (a teacher and really, really smart) convinced me, with strong scientific evidence, that “dirt protected the car paint.” This myth was not dispelled until i was 22 years old. … read/see ~more~