fajani: Is it not 9 planets we have?

Eight.....four inner, and four outer, and the asteroid belt. Pluto is no longer defined as a planet.

My teacher only tells me that am too small to know the rest

Other set of lies.
1. Islam is peace and tolerant of others beliefs. Happening around have proven these assertions to be the biggest lies.
2. Non tithers are sinners. Another big lie being promote by con men.
3. Nigeria is the giant of Africa. I don't know if people still tell this lie.
4. APC is a better alternative to PDP. Both of them are actually two side of the same coin. In fact, APC might just be worse than PDP.

Which school did you go to

Mee234: Other set of lies.
1. Islam is peace and tolerant of others beliefs. Happening around have proven these assertions to be the biggest lies.

While Islam does have a tolerance problem....so too do other belief systems....and even non-beleif systems including Atheism.

And yes ,some Christians too are very intolerant...see those who say ''My daughter will not marry someone from X denomination).

Man is the problem....not religion or absence of religion.

2. Non tithers are sinners. Another big lie being promote by con men.

Tithes and other offerings to the Lord do make an impact if used right....eg...many mission schools in Nigeria were built by tithes and offerings. Many missionaries are sponsored by tithes. Many church projects like boreholes,etc are tithe sponsored. But....tithes are not your means to get blessings from God.

3. Nigeria is the giant of Africa. I don't know if people still tell this lie.

Giant...population wise.

4. APC is a better alternative to PDP. Both of them are actually two side of the same coin. In fact, APC might just be worse than PDP.

Both parties do not perform because when you Nigerians vote for them.....you go home,and sit down....forgetting that voting for them is half the job. The other half involves putting pressure on the politicians you voted for to do their jobs. And if they don't....out they go.(Indeed.....if you put pressure on a politician to do his work.....even a looter will suddenly start working on the principle that he cannot lose his access to that delicious money.).

I am not an APC supporter (I support one of the smaller parties..) but APC have not yet held power....so how do you know they are worse than the PDP?

Still....the important thing is that APC or PDP.....pressure worketh wonders.

technophile: 10. India 99 - 1 Nigeria
After India have beaten us 99 - 0, they now said if we can score just only 1 goal we have won the match. That was when Okparaji stepped in, as he was about to kick ball like this, the ball just turn into a big rock, but he managed to put the ball into the net sha and he collapsed. That's why FIFA banned India from playing football till today o.

And i so believed this lie with the whole of my might as a child till my early 20s...
Chai!

smurfy:

The scientists then didn't know that they know now. So, it wasn't a lie. People don't count you a liar if you say something based on your knowledge. Check this out...

Visitor: Where is your dad?
Boy: He's not in. Please wait for him
[Dad comes out of the bedroom minutes later...]
Visitor: Haha. I thought you said your dad wasn't in?
Boy: Oh. I'm sorry, sir. I thought he had gone out

It will be wrong to smack the boy...

.wow, you have a point.. You Smart pretty angel .

Biggest Lie:

Heaven and Hell Story is one of the greatest scams of all ages.

ladyfeli: They lied to us abt being d leaders of tomorrow

its actually a big scam. they still say that to me but all I do is SMH seeing some Generals that can be my grandfather still trying to contest for presidencial election?
GOD help me n you too

Then in the primary sch, you are told... 2 - 5 = ? or 0 - 2=? IMPOSSIBLE... Only to later know that it is more than POSSIBLE. Have u watched the movie? 'The Gods Must Be Crazy', just saying sha... I think 'Our Teachers Must Be Crazy too'

Then in the primary sch, you are told... 2 - 5 = ? or 0 - 2=? IMPOSSIBLE... Only to later know that it is more than POSSIBLE. Have u watched the movie? 'The Gods Must Be Crazy', just saying sha... I think 'Our Teachers Must Be Crazy too' for telling us it is impossible and later telling us it is possible.

bushdoc9919:

While Islam does have a tolerance problem....so too do other belief systems....and even non-beleif systems including Atheism.

And yes ,some Christians too are very intolerant...see those who say ''My daughter will not marry someone from X denomination).

Man is the problem....not religion or absence of religion.



Tithes and other offerings to the Lord do make an impact if used right....eg...many mission schools in Nigeria were built by tithes and offerings. Many missionaries are sponsored by tithes. Many church projects like boreholes,etc are tithe sponsored. But....tithes are not your means to get blessings from God.



Giant...population wise.



Both parties do not perform because when you Nigerians vote for them.....you go home,and sit down....forgetting that voting for them is half the job. The other half involves putting pressure on the politicians you voted for to do their jobs. And if they don't....out they go.(Indeed.....if you put pressure on a politician to do his work.....even a looter will suddenly start working on the principle that he cannot lose his access to that delicious money.).

I am not an APC supporter (I support one of the smaller parties..) but APC have not yet held power....so how do you know they are worse than the PDP?

Still....the important thing is that APC or PDP.....pressure worketh wonders.

U are right about man being the problem how ever, Islam will screams peace yet Muslims are throwing bombs. Tithe is not bad but when you preach is a sin not to pay, you are a 419yer. As for Nigeria, it is pathetic when "you" want us to be proud of our number yet among the community of nations, Nigeria is treated with disdain.
APC is worse than PDP because APC lie with bone face and try to play on sentiment. Besides, most champions of APC were founder of PDP. So it is a fat lie when anybody try to pass APC off as alternative to PDP.

ewizard1: @Seun needs to come see these Madcow and StevSky madness. These guys need a 3month Ban each!

What makes you different... ?
He also needs to see you too!!

igbsam:

But what is the true story behind fifa banning india ? Why india no dey participate for football. I want to know biko!

I was told that they wanted to be playing without shoes that's why FIFA banned them,I'm not sure if that's true self.

igbsam:

But what is the true story behind fifa banning india ? Why india no dey participate for football. I want to know biko!

ok let me gist.
india wanted fifa to let 'em play football matches without boots on.
that's they want to play bare footed.

#Jazz@ItsPeak

The biggest lie I was told in school is the National Anthem.

I sang it with all my heart believing the words to be true. I believed that I have to serve Nigeria with love and strength and faith so that the labours of our heroes past will not be in vain. O'lboy, what hogwash!

Growing up I realised that I was hoodwinked. Our heroes past never laboured, they actually were elites who had all the best things in life. Our present heroes are no different. They eat 1 million naira worth of food everyday where I'm still wondering where my breakfast will come from.

Their children - who are the real leaders of tomorrow (another lie I was told was that I'm the leader of tomorrow) - didn't school in the schools I went to. Rather, they were in ivy league colleges abroad. Back then, I was told that electricity will be constant by december, but I found out that while the month don't usually change, the year changes. So instead of constant electricity by December 1986, it became December 1992, then December 1995, later December 2000 then December 2005 and of recent December 2012, and then December 2013 now its almost December 2014 and I'm still waiting for constant electricity.

They said its one nation bound in freedom, peace and unity and I believed them. Only for my current president to say that it was only one part of the country that put him in power. As if that wasn't enough, I now found out that Nigerians can be deported from their own country. As long as my parents are not from the state I live in, I'm only a visitor and I'm only living on the benevolence of my hosts. Where's the unity!! I asked.

Now, everybody calls me a fool on Nairaland for believing what my teachers taught me through the National Anthem. I'm a fool for simply wishing that Nigeria remain Nigeria. Woe betide me if I don't believe Nigeria ought to be divided. Woe betide me if I dare say anything against a corrupt person in government especially if the person is not a member of my tribe. A greater woe betide me if I condemn anybody from any political party for gross incompetence. The greatest woe is when I say enough is enough, the current president has not done anything that will make me want him to continue in office after the next elections. I'm immediately termed a Janjaweedian. What that means I sincerely don't know.

So thank you OP, for this thread. For the biggest lie I was taught in school is the National Anthem.

Gracias.

stevSKY:

What makes you different... ?
He also needs to see you too!!

But dont you think that "Blank comment" thing is so Stupid?

bushdoc9919:

Largely because when you approach a young Nigerian to participate in politics,he either

1.Says that the political game is too corrupt....and retires to be an armchair critic.

2.Throws his hat into the ring...and when he loses....promptly says that ''They are all riggers and all corrupt'' and becomes an armchair critic.

3.Plays the sycophancy game....either for ruling party and opposition.....all the while looking for crumbs to chop.

4.Spends his day talking about how bad things are....and then votes for the same old same old on the better the ''devil'' you know principle.

5.Is acting as a political thug.

6.Most importantly.....does not have the patience to start a new political party.....or to do hard grassroot mobilisation work.Or he is afraid of the constant agony of losing time and time again....and takes the easy way out by ''joining the winning party....whichever one it may be''. Also,is too parochial to reach out beyond his village, tribe, region or religion to hook up with a diversity of people.

That is why the leaders of tomorrow may never rule....because most of them can't be bothered.They are their own worst enemy

the young man has a lot in/on his mind. imagine a guy who earns 80-120k n you say he go into politics? when you know you 'have to' share rice to them people to know you.
I tell you the statement 'we are the leaders of tomorrow ' is a big scam.

That Ebola injection was given to his grandfather like this at the first breakout.

if you put broom on your armpit, you will faint !

I remember this white lie, that money does not have plural, pple were thought so in those days, I found out the truth in the university "MONIES" actually existed in the dictionary, I use the word very often and lo and behold my coz sisters almost chewed me raw that I was wrong, they laughed @ me so hard that twas frustrating, in thr foolishness and lack of change I opened the dictionary and they were shocked to the core, I earned a little respect after that incidence. Imagine I was wrong, I wouldn't have heard the last of it till the rest of my days. My otondo coz!!! LOL

holyboss: So I shud go nd sue my teacher for lieing

first sue him for not teaching you how to spell correctly

ANOTHER BIG LIE....LOL

papiforreal: Did anybody receive his payment for making frontapage recently??

I think you just told some lies yourself.

Guykhena:
Not in 9ja schools......

bros....you dey here.:..

1) a nigerian football player by the name thunder musa struck a shot in the dying minute of a football match that went pass through the wall, through the belly of the goalie, came out through his back, tore through the goalie net and the goal was cancelled by the referee because he couldnt find the ball.
VERDICT : BALL MISSING TILL DATE

2) In 1990 when babangida was still the president my teacher told me we are the future leaders of naija
VERDICT : BABANGIDA NAIJA NEXT PRESIDENT IN
2015

3) A certain naija football legend who happens to be a lefty struck a thunderous shot that killed his younger brother on the football pitch though his mama warned him never to strike the football with his left leg.


4) Olusegun Obasanjo and Shina Peters were yorubas
VERDICT : OMO OKOROS ie NNA MEN...

vivavik: I remember this white lie, that money does not have plural, pple were thought so in those days, I found out the truth in the university "MONIES" actually existed in the dictionary, I use the word very often and lo and behold my coz sisters almost chewed me raw that I was wrong, they laughed @ me so hard that twas frustrating, in thr foolishness and lack of change I opened the dictionary and they were shocked to the core, I earned a little respect after that incidence. Imagine I was wrong, I wouldn't have heard the last of it till the rest of my days. My otondo coz!!! LOL

In a strict sense it doesn't. Monies refer to different currencies. So, 1 naira + 1 naira = 2 naira, not 2 nairas. This is what your teacher meant, I believe.

In elementary mathematics we were told that 5÷3, they will say CANNOT. Big lie!!!! If you cover a duck in a mortal for 7 days it will turn to a python

Giftedgreen: The educational system should be a citadel of education and enlightenment, an abode of learning where anyone can safely discover the truth about everyday facts. This system given us the opportunity to become mature and responsible adults, securing our knowledge in science, mathematics and history.

Except, of course, for all the ridiculously irresponsible lies we’re being fed. Here are nine of the biggest lies taught to us in school.

1. There are three states of matter


You might remember being taught that there are three states of matter namely; solid, liquid and gas. Well that is not entirely true. Your teacher might have lied to you because you were probably too young to comprehend the other states of matter. Although it wouldn’t hurt your science teacher to say something like “there are three popular states of matter” or “we are going to learn three state of matter at this stage”, your science teacher had to ram a lie to your throat not minding how difficult it would be for you to unlearn such a prevarication.

Four states of matter are observable in everyday life: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Many other states are known such as Bose–Einstein condensates and neutron-degenerate matter but these only occur in extreme situations such as ultra cold or ultra dense matter. Other states, such as quark–gluon plasmas, are believed to be possible but remain theoretical for now. For a complete list of all exotic states of matter click here.

2. Bats are blind


Despite the old adage “blind as a bat” it would surprise you to know that absolutely every bat has eyes and can see better at night than humans.

Yes! You can close your mouth now. True they use echolocation, but it is simply to augment their vision, not to replace it.

Interestingly, bats will even rely on their eyes over their echolocation results. In some studies, they have flown directly into a window through which light is shining, ignoring the echolocation telling it that the path was not all clear.

3. You have five senses



Humans do not have just five senses, there are at least nine senses and most researchers think there are more like twenty one or so.

Humans have more than the commonly cited five senses. The number of senses in various categorizations ranges from 5 to more than 20. In addition to sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing, which were the senses identified by Aristotle, humans can sense balance and acceleration (equilibrioception), pain (nociception), body and limb position (proprioception or kinesthetic sense), and relative temperature (thermoception).Other senses sometimes identified are the sense of time, itching, pressure, hunger, thirst, fullness of the stomach, need to urinate, need to defecate, and blood carbon dioxide levels.

Each time a teacher says there are five senses, the teacher is referring to Aristotle’s classification of the senses, which if you ask us is a very old text to teach a student in the 21st century.

4. People thought the earth was flat

If you learned in school that Christopher Columbus sailed from Spain in 1492 and crossed the Atlantic Ocean, disproving a common belief in those days that the Earth was flat, then the lesson was wrong.

Several books published in Europe between 1200 and 1500 discussed the Earth’s shape, including “The Sphere,” written in the early 1200s, which was required reading in European universities in the 1300s and beyond. It was still in use 500 years after it was penned.

It is not true that people thought the earth was flat and that was the reason why they refused to travel thinking that they would get to the end of the earth and fall off. And this was the reason why Christopher Columbus was not allowed to sail round the world in 1942

It’s well documented that we’ve known the world is round since the days of the mathematical geniuses of ancient Greece. People like Pythagoras (6th century B.C), Euclid, and Aristotle (4th century B.C) all wrote works indicating that clearly, the Earth was round.

5. Humans evolved from apes


It is true that humans do belong to the same taxonomic family as the great apes, like gorillas. It is also true that the closest known living relative to Homo sapiens is the chimpanzee. However, this does not mean humans "evolved from monkeys". We share a common, humans and the great apes—chimpanzees, gorillas, and orangutans—started with a common ancestor, and then evolved in separate directions over the years.

So next time someone claims you evolved from a monkey, correct his mistake. Better yet, if this person is a political or cultural leader, inquire why he is spreading misinformation. The truth may be surprising.


6. Diamonds are formed from coal


You might have been made to believe that diamonds come from pressurized coal. This misconception stems from the fact that diamonds and coals
are made of carbon.

If you believe that diamonds are made from highly compressed coal, don’t worry—so does everyone else. But it’s completely false: diamonds are found in vertical shafts filled with rocks formed by volcanoes, while coal is mainly found among other types of rocks—like limestone and shale.

Coal is almost never found in the same type of environment as diamonds. Coal is formed near the surface from plant matter, while diamonds are formed in the Earth’s mantle—over ninety miles (145 km) closer to the core—and then carried up to the crust during volcanic eruptions.

It’s true that diamonds are formed from carbon by intense heat—2,000 degrees Fahrenheit (1,100 degrees Celcius)—and high pressure, but it’s unlikely that the carbon comes from coal. So while the idea of a lump of coal becoming a beautiful diamond makes a pretty picture, it’s still one big spoonful of lies.

On the other hand, modern science can pretty much turn anything into a diamond in the lab: even the corpse of your recently deceased loved one. Aww.

7. There are different taste areas for taste on your tongue


All different tastes can be detected on all parts of the tongue by taste buds, with slightly increased sensitivities in different locations depending on the person, contrary to the popular belief that specific tastes only correspond to specific mapped sites on the tongue. The original tongue map was based on a mistranslation of a 1901 German thesis by Edwin Boring.

In addition, the current common categorical conception is there are not 4 but 5 primary tastes. In addition to bitter, sour, salty, and sweet, humans have taste receptors for umami, which is a savory or meaty taste.

8. Mother birds will abandon their chicks if they are touched by human


Popular belief claims that if mothers smell the scent of human on their chicks, they will leave them to die. But it turns out that the touch of a human isn't enough to drive a mother away from her maternal duties.

"Birds don't have a very strong sense of smell, so you won't leave a scent that will alarm the parent," Cornell biologist Miyoko Chu tells Livescience.com.

In reality, mother birds can be just as devoted as human parents.
"Usually, birds are quite devoted to their young and not easily deterred from taking care of them," Chu said.

But experts still advise not to poke through bird nests.

"The fact is, birds don't abandon their young in response to touch, [but] they will abandon [their offspring and their nest] in response to disturbance," University of Montana biologist Thomas Martin tells Scientific American.

9. Lightning never strikes the same place twice


This myth is actually an old idiom meant to explain that unfortunate occurrences will not happen twice in the same way to the same person. While the old saying is comforting, lightning can actually strike anywhere twice – the main question is the probability of this occurring. For a random object in your backyard, this might be fairly low.

But the 1,454-foot-tall Empire State Building is actually struck about 25 times per year. Humans are no exception: US park ranger Roy Sullivan was struck by lightning seven times between 1942 and 1977, and lived to tell the tale (or rather all seven of them).

Lightning is more likely to strike taller objects because they carry the upward channel better than shorter ones. But the probability of a lightning strike also depends on other factors, such as the presence of salt water, metal, or moisture in or near the ground.

What other lie do you remember being told in school? Post them in the comment section below

http://www.giftedgreen.com/2014/blog/2014/08/21/9-lies-you-were-probably-taught-in-school/

you are still saying that humans envolved from apes

Davijunson: Now I'm getting more confused. The same scientists dat told us der are five senses are now saying it's a lie..wch one are we to believe?

Science is a systematic process, new discoveries are made everyday resulting in moderations over the years. The only thing that doesnt get modified is arithmetic. The idea of 5senses was a generalization according to the post made a long time ago. Over the years, more senses have been discovered and i think more still will be

WEED IS ANY UNWANTED PLANT.



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